02:31Public transport and subway services were suspended on Friday as widespread flooding inundated the city.
Footage captured streets submerged under water, with sandbags placed in efforts to stop floodwaters from entering buildings.
The flooding is part of a larger crisis sweeping across Central Europe, where severe rainfall has triggered devastating floods throughout the region.
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pledged billions of euros in aid on Thursday to Central European nations severely affected by the catastrophic flooding, which has claimed 24 lives across the region.
Von der Leyen visited flood-hit areas in southeast Poland and held meetings with leaders from Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, assuring them of rapid financial support for infrastructure and housing repairs.
The EU plans to allocate funds from its solidarity fund, along with an additional €10 billion (£8.6 billion) from the cohesion fund, to support urgent repairs. In an unusual step, the affected countries will not be required to provide co-financing.
"These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary times need extraordinary measures," von der Leyen declared.
In Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, flooding has led to the evacuation of around 1,000 people. As floodwaters begin to recede in Central Europe, the full scale of destruction caused by the week of torrential rain is becoming increasingly clear.
Widespread flooding halts public transport in Budapest Central Europe grapples with flooding
Public transport and subway services were suspended on Friday as widespread flooding inundated the city.
Footage captured streets submerged under water, with sandbags placed in efforts to stop floodwaters from entering buildings.
The flooding is part of a larger crisis sweeping across Central Europe, where severe rainfall has triggered devastating floods throughout the region.
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pledged billions of euros in aid on Thursday to Central European nations severely affected by the catastrophic flooding, which has claimed 24 lives across the region.
Von der Leyen visited flood-hit areas in southeast Poland and held meetings with leaders from Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, assuring them of rapid financial support for infrastructure and housing repairs.
The EU plans to allocate funds from its solidarity fund, along with an additional €10 billion (£8.6 billion) from the cohesion fund, to support urgent repairs. In an unusual step, the affected countries will not be required to provide co-financing.
"These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary times need extraordinary measures," von der Leyen declared.
In Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, flooding has led to the evacuation of around 1,000 people. As floodwaters begin to recede in Central Europe, the full scale of destruction caused by the week of torrential rain is becoming increasingly clear.
Public transport and subway services were suspended on Friday as widespread flooding inundated the city.
Footage captured streets submerged under water, with sandbags placed in efforts to stop floodwaters from entering buildings.
The flooding is part of a larger crisis sweeping across Central Europe, where severe rainfall has triggered devastating floods throughout the region.
European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pledged billions of euros in aid on Thursday to Central European nations severely affected by the catastrophic flooding, which has claimed 24 lives across the region.
Von der Leyen visited flood-hit areas in southeast Poland and held meetings with leaders from Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia, assuring them of rapid financial support for infrastructure and housing repairs.
The EU plans to allocate funds from its solidarity fund, along with an additional €10 billion (£8.6 billion) from the cohesion fund, to support urgent repairs. In an unusual step, the affected countries will not be required to provide co-financing.
"These are extraordinary times, and extraordinary times need extraordinary measures," von der Leyen declared.
In Italy’s northern Emilia-Romagna region, flooding has led to the evacuation of around 1,000 people. As floodwaters begin to recede in Central Europe, the full scale of destruction caused by the week of torrential rain is becoming increasingly clear.