The Danube, Europe's largest river, burst its banks in the Hungarian capital. The water reached the building of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, according to local media. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán says that the floods are expected to peak in Budapest on the evening of September 21.

Watch as the swollen Danube River reaches Hungary's parliament building in Budapest as flood waters continued to rise on Friday, 20 September. Roads, train stations and ferries along the river, which rose by nearly one metre in 24 hours,

The Danube River in Budapest has almost reached its peak and reached the Hungarian parliament building on Friday, according to media reports. The water level is expected to rise another 50 centimeters (1.

Passengers on a Swiss river-cruise ship stranded on the Danube following heavy rainfall are still unable to disembark in Vienna due to flooding.

The Danube RIver peaked at around 26 feet (8 meters) in the Hungarian capital during “the second half of the week,” city officials announced.According to the Budapest municipality, the water level could reach up to 29 feet (9 meters) by Thursday evening,

The Danube River was closed to all shipping traffic in Austria on Tuesday due to severe flooding, according to APA news agency,

The water level of the Danube River in the Slovakian capital of Bratislava peaked on Tuesday, according to the deputy mayor for the environment, as flooding affected a broad swath of Central Europe.