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No stretch of land along the river is left open to the floods. The Danube has a rate of flow of 10,000 m 3 /s (350,000 cu ft/s) at its fastest, and 600 m 3 /s (21,000 cu ft/s) at its slowest, in the region of Budapest. The difference between water levels can be as high as 6 to 8 m (20 to 26 ft).
The body of a 73-year-old man was found in the flooded basement of a family home in Devín borough, [133] and the level of Danube reached 966 centimeters at 10 a.m. [132] On Wednesday, 18 September, the level of the Danube and Morava peaked between 970 and 980 centimeters, in Devín they reached approximately 910 centimeters.
The Danube (/ ˈ d æ n. j uː b / DAN-yoob; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia.It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea.
The body of a 73-year-old man was found in the flooded basement of a family home in Devín borough, [5] and the level of Danube reached 966 centimeters at 10 a.m. [62] On 18 September, the level of the Danube and Morava in Bratislava peaked between 970 and 980 centimeters, in Devín it reached approximately 910 centimeters.
The Danube river was at its peak 865 cm (28 ft 4 in) high in Budapest, Hungary, higher than the previous record of 848 cm in 2002. During the floods, approximately 11,000 buildings were in danger of flood damage, 32,000 people were threatened by the water, and 1.72 square kilometres (475 acres) of land were actually under water.
The entire Austrian stretch of the Danube saw all shipping halted. [23] Budapest, Bratislava, and other river cities along the Danube enacted emergency preparations. [21] In Bratislava, the Danube peaked with a volumetric flow rate of 10,530 m 3 /s (372,000 cu ft/s), which is the highest flow rate ever recorded in Bratislava. [36]
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Basin of the River Danube (> 1000 km 2, only the area in Hungary) Danube (Duna) - 93,030 km² – 11,7% of total basin Rába - Marcal - 3,033 km² – 100% of total basin; Ipeľ (Ipoly) - 1,518 km² – 29.72% of total basin; Sió - 14,953 km² – 100% of total basin Kapos - 3,170 km² – 100% of total basin