Authorities ensure that they are well-prepared for the challenges ahead. Hungary battles flooding For several days,

In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the Danube overflowed its banks and began to flood the streets, the water already reached the parliament building. This is

The flood crest is expected to reach Budapest on Saturday. The water level in the Danube is set to rise to 8.5 meters. However, the water level in the capital is already rising drastically. The streets near the Hungarian parliament have been flooded.

Poland's third-largest city Wroclaw was bracing for peaking flood waters on Thursday, with early indications its defences were holding firm, after the worst floods in at least two decades ravaged central Europe this week.

The floods that unleashed destruction across central Europe are receding in many places after the torrential rain from Storm Boris passed, but towns and villages downstream are braced for rising river levels. More than 20 people have died across the region.

Poland has created a crisis fund equivalent to €468 million to respond to the floods, while the Czech government plans to rejig its budget to account for damage estimated at a potential $4 billion (€3.6 billion) and Austria has tripled its disaster fund to more than €1 billion.

In Budapest, preparations are underway for the upcoming peak wave on the Danube. The western part of Hungary is already facing serious flood consequences, which have isolated several localities. Authorities ensure that they are well-prepared for the challenges headed their way.

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.