An aerial view shows the water level of the Danube river at 752 cm with flooded areas in Esztergom, north-west of Budapest, Hungary, on September 20, 2024. High winds and unusually heavy rainfall have hit swathes of Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia since last week. At least 22 people have died because of the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe. (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK / AFP)