7 result(s) for flood defences in Current Affairs
Hungary Floods Update: We Were in Serious Danger, Defences 'Outstanding' by International Comparison, Says PM
- 25 Sep 2024 12:30 PM
- current affairs
This month's flooding of the Danube will be remembered as one of the biggest floods in the history of Hungarian water management "in which we were in serious danger", the prime minister said in an interview with commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday evening.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Huge Amount to Be Spent on Flood Defences in N.E. Hungary
- 6 Mar 2023 6:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Flood defence dykes will be reinforced to a value of 3.9 billion forints (EUR 10.3m) on two tributaries of River Tisza, in northeast Hungary, with the help of Hungarian and European Union funding, the communications company for the project said.
Budapest Assembly Approves Route For Flood Defences For Római Banks
- 14 Jun 2018 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan assembly approved the planned route for a flood defence system along the Római banks of the River Danube to be adjusted to property boundaries near the riverbank.
Anti-Flood Defences Hold Firm In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2013 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Flood defence works in Budapest appeared to have held out as the Danube rose to a height of 895-896cm on Sunday, exceeding the previous record set in 2006 by 35cm. “We have done what was possible, and we hope that the 6km of temporary dams at Buda’s Római Párt, the 5.5km on Margaret Island and the rain drainage system will resist,” head of Budapest flood operations György Palkó said on Sunday, a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Hungary Floods Update: We Were in Serious Danger, Defences 'Outstanding' by International Comparison, Says PM
- 25 Sep 2024 12:30 PM
- current affairs
This month's flooding of the Danube will be remembered as one of the biggest floods in the history of Hungarian water management "in which we were in serious danger", the prime minister said in an interview with commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday evening.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Huge Amount to Be Spent on Flood Defences in N.E. Hungary
- 6 Mar 2023 6:56 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Flood defence dykes will be reinforced to a value of 3.9 billion forints (EUR 10.3m) on two tributaries of River Tisza, in northeast Hungary, with the help of Hungarian and European Union funding, the communications company for the project said.
Budapest Assembly Approves Route For Flood Defences For Római Banks
- 14 Jun 2018 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Budapest’s metropolitan assembly approved the planned route for a flood defence system along the Római banks of the River Danube to be adjusted to property boundaries near the riverbank.
Anti-Flood Defences Hold Firm In Hungary
- 10 Jun 2013 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Flood defence works in Budapest appeared to have held out as the Danube rose to a height of 895-896cm on Sunday, exceeding the previous record set in 2006 by 35cm. “We have done what was possible, and we hope that the 6km of temporary dams at Buda’s Római Párt, the 5.5km on Margaret Island and the rain drainage system will resist,” head of Budapest flood operations György Palkó said on Sunday, a ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.