The floods have claimed numerous lives and deprived tens of thousands of people of their homes, PM Orbán noted, wishing those harmed by the floods a speedy recovery.
Hungarian troops of the multinational Engineer Battalion Tisza stand ready to be deployed at the call of Ukrainian authorities to help in the flood-hit western regions of Ukraine.
One source said that "Budapest looked like a scene from the movie 2012", where floods obliterated most of the world
The alert comes after weeks of freezing temperatures which are now finally letting up, however the thawing weather is causing flooding across the nation