51 result(s) for flood defence
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding - 14 June Noon
- 14 Jun 2013 10:10 AM
- getting around
Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary. On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with ...
Hungarian National Defence Force Reservists Have Done An Outstanding Job
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the training base of the national defence forces in Ócsa that Hungary is winning the fight against the flood, which was also the first test of the voluntary military reserve force, and it performed outstandingly.
Xpat Opinion: The Ups & Downs Of Flood PR In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst warns left-wing critics that it is futile to attack PM Orbán for leading flood defence operations. On similar occasions all political leaders put on their mackintoshes and rush to the dikes to show leadership – this is part of the job.
Updated on 14 June 8 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 14 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary:
After the technical assessment by BKK and BKV professionals suburban railway H5 runs on its full route to Batthyány tér terminus from 12:00 noon on 14 June 2013 and the service of replacement bus H5 is suspended. Suburban railway H5 runs from Békásmegyer/Szentendre to Batthyány tér according to its regular ...
Updated On 13 June, 3 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 13 Jun 2013 3:30 AM
- getting around
On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with the receding water levels of the Danube. Accordingly, the Batthyány tér station of ...
Government Spokesperson: A Thousand People Remain Evacuated In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász announced that approximately one thousand people who have been evacuated remain in temporary accommodation, adding that two hundred people were able to return to their homes yesterday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.
Hungary's PM Re Flood: Another Two Tough Days Ahead
- 11 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will on Tuesday start an assessment of flood-related damage and set the schedule for the post-flood clean-up, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday in the village of Tököl, south of Budapest, stressing, however, that there are another two tough days ahead.
Good Samaritans Helping Out During Budapest Flood 2013
- 10 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- video
Thousands of volunteers and emergency workers are helping to shore up flood defences in Hungary. They are packing and placing sandbags to strengthen flood walls along the Danube. Parts of the south and north ends of Budapest are already under water, but locals and specialised crews are working hard to make sure the flood defences hold firm.
Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding - 14 June Noon
- 14 Jun 2013 10:10 AM
- getting around
Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary. On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with ...
Hungarian National Defence Force Reservists Have Done An Outstanding Job
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared at the training base of the national defence forces in Ócsa that Hungary is winning the fight against the flood, which was also the first test of the voluntary military reserve force, and it performed outstandingly.
Xpat Opinion: The Ups & Downs Of Flood PR In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst warns left-wing critics that it is futile to attack PM Orbán for leading flood defence operations. On similar occasions all political leaders put on their mackintoshes and rush to the dikes to show leadership – this is part of the job.
Updated on 14 June 8 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 14 Jun 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Upper embankment roads are reopened to road traffic – flood traffic update summary:
After the technical assessment by BKK and BKV professionals suburban railway H5 runs on its full route to Batthyány tér terminus from 12:00 noon on 14 June 2013 and the service of replacement bus H5 is suspended. Suburban railway H5 runs from Békásmegyer/Szentendre to Batthyány tér according to its regular ...
Updated On 13 June, 3 pm: Traffic Changes In Budapest Due To Danube Flooding
- 13 Jun 2013 3:30 AM
- getting around
On 11 June 2013, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós ordered BKK, Municipal Disaster Management, Budapest Sewage Works, Budapest Transport Company BKV and the Budapest Police to jointly assess the situation at Batthyány tér and decide on how to alleviate the traffic restrictions affecting Budapest residents in line with the receding water levels of the Danube. Accordingly, the Batthyány tér station of ...
Government Spokesperson: A Thousand People Remain Evacuated In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász announced that approximately one thousand people who have been evacuated remain in temporary accommodation, adding that two hundred people were able to return to their homes yesterday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.
Hungary's PM Re Flood: Another Two Tough Days Ahead
- 11 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will on Tuesday start an assessment of flood-related damage and set the schedule for the post-flood clean-up, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Tuesday in the village of Tököl, south of Budapest, stressing, however, that there are another two tough days ahead.
Good Samaritans Helping Out During Budapest Flood 2013
- 10 Jun 2013 10:00 AM
- video
Thousands of volunteers and emergency workers are helping to shore up flood defences in Hungary. They are packing and placing sandbags to strengthen flood walls along the Danube. Parts of the south and north ends of Budapest are already under water, but locals and specialised crews are working hard to make sure the flood defences hold firm.