Danube flood

On September 13, the National Technical Coordination Staff (OMIT) began its work, coordinating flood defense efforts, the necessary water management expert team, and the coordination of material and equipment requirements. Every morning, representatives from related organizations such as disaster management, the police, the military, and civil guards participated in meetings to coordinate aid efforts with water management experts.

The water management authorities organized and led operations along the state flood defense lines and provided professional coordinators to the 41 independently defending settlements. A total of 965 staff members were deployed by OMIT from other water management authorities to the flood-affected areas.

The highest number of participants on a single day in the flood defense efforts was 1,896 from water management organizations, more than 5,000 from partner organizations, and 2,700 civilian volunteers.

Temporary flood defenses were built along more than 40 kilometers in the country. Along the Danube, mobile flood protection walls were erected over 4.6 kilometers in areas where densely built parts of the city lacked sufficient space between residential areas and the river to construct earthen dikes. State flood defense lines, on the other hand, are generally not located in densely populated or urbanized areas.

In total, more than 2 million sandbags were distributed for flood defense: 1.9 million for municipalities and 100,000 for state flood defense lines. Around 95% of them were used. The sandbags were filled with 32,000 cubic meters of sand, which is approximately 55,000 tons.