Last week's flooding in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, is now tormenting Hungary.The Danube (or Duna in Magyar) has flooded its banks and poured into the streets of Budapest.
(Parts of Budapest underwater)
Here in Szolnok, the Tisza (TEE-suh), Hungary's second largest river, is quickly rising and preparations for a flood are being made.
(These are a couple of pictures of the Tisza I took on Thursday afternoon, just a few hundred meters from Varga. In the distance you can see the sandbags and tarps that have been places to try to contain the pending floodwaters.)
Apparently this winter there was record snowfall in the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine and Slovakia, and warm temperatures in recent weeks have triggered the floods.
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of course you knew i was going to comment about the Carpathian Mountains. let me know if the scourge of Carpathia, the Sorrow of Moldavia, comes floating by. OR if the river turns to a river of pink goo. you might want to think about getting out of there if it does. (leave it to Jerry to minimize your trials and tribulations by adding brainless references from movies).
stay afloat!
Great stuff! I saw an old woman this weekend in a village south of Szolnok that looked like she suffered from the scourge of Carpathia
Great addition of the link with a topo map of the Carpathian Mountain region!
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