He said it was too early to analyze what, if anything, might have been done to prepare better for flooding. In Budapest, the Danube peaked late Sunday about a foot above the previous record ...

The aim is to connect the transformed wetlands to the natural flood pulse of the River Danube. This will not only produce ecological benefits, but will improve the river’s retention capacity in the ...

“This is a very big flood, it will cause a lot stress,” he said on Hungarian television. Ferry services on the Danube in Hungary have been halted, and water has spilled over the city’s lower ...

Water levels in Passau have risen close to 10m (32ft) and the Danube has burst its banks Flood waters are continuing to rise in parts of southern Germany, and are now spreading down the Danube to ...

Torrential rains and strong winds have led to widespread flooding in Central and Eastern Europe since last week, killing 24 people and devastating towns and villages. As the swollen Danube waters ...

In Hungary, flood waters continued to rise as authorities closed roads and rail stations. Ferries along the Danube River halted. In the capital, Budapest, water spilled over the city's lower quays ...

Upper Austria should have escaped the floods with a black eye and without any flooding, but after the heavy rainfall on Monday night, the forecasts had to be revised upwards. According to the ...

Thousands of Romanians fled their homes overnight and thousands more faced the same fate on Monday when the swollen river Danube breached waterlogged dikes and threatened to break through more ...

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Flood waters are continuing to rise in parts of southern Germany, and are now spreading down the Danube to Austria and Hungary. Five people are now known to have died since heavy rain led to ...