Leitha reservoir opened with benefits clear to see

Water has been released in a controlled manner, safely and with the right timing to the designated areas, according to the OVF statement.

Meanwhile, the Danube flood wave is currently peaking in the area of Devin (Deveny) in Slovakia, the water level is expected to rise at the Danube bend for two more days, and construction of temporary defences is still under way there.

The river swelled to the lower banks in Budapest at 10pm on Tuesday, and the peak here is expected at the end of the week.

The directorate and its partner organisations, as well as volunteers, are continually building the temporary protection systems along embankments and levees to prevent flooding in populated areas, the statement said, adding that dams were under huge pressure, with prolonged peaks expected in the days ahead. For this reason, the public is asked not to go to the dams to look at or take photos, the statement said.