With the Danube River forecasted to rise to the highest levels in a decade, Hungary is bracing for a critical test of its flood defenses.

Workers use sandbags to block water as the worst floods to hit Central and Eastern Europe in two decades kill 24.

Tourists and locals take pictures of the Danubeoverflowing, as Hungary reels from severe floods::"I think it's terrible for the people living in the city because I think it must have a lot of economic consequences,

Thousands of people in Poland have been evacuated due to the risk of a reservoir overflowing, as the catastrophic effects of storm Boris continued to be felt across Central Europe on Tuesday. At least 19 people have died due to the storm,

The Danube peaked at a 10-year high in a heavily fortified Budapest on Saturday with the water reaching the steps of parliament, after deadly Storm Boris lashed Europe.

In Budapest, the capital of Hungary, the Danube overflowed its banks and began to flood the streets, the water already reached the parliament building. This is

The peak wave on the Danube is moving downstream, and by Monday morning, it was already in southern Hungary. Almost all the towns along the river have been protected from flooding, and the water level on the upper section of the Danube is quickly dropping.