Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary and the Hungarian state have become stronger over a decade.
On the first day of parliament's autumn session on Monday, the prime minister told lawmakers that compared with the flood of 2013, the Hungarian state was now "more effective, more organized and better prepared", adding that the decision to extend the flood defense lines after 2013 had been the right one.
This past month's sudden flood wave was the second biggest one this century, PM Orbán said, noting that flood protection efforts were underway along the full stretch of the Danube, from Gyor in the northwest to Mohacs in the south. "The flood defense went well and we managed to avert trouble," he added.
PM Orbán thanked those who contributed to the flood defense work for their efforts. "We saw once again that if there's trouble, Hungarians show exemplary unity," he said. "Something from this should be carried over to peacetime."