Thousands flee central Europe floods

MAGDEBURG: German authorities urged 15,000 more people to flee their homes in a city on the swollen Elbe river on Sunday (Monday in Manila) as central Europe’s worst floods in a decade also threatened Hungary after causing havoc in the Czech Republic and Austria.

The river Danube reached a new record high in Budapest but the Hungarian capital’s mayor sought to ease concerns, saying water levels were stabilizing, although about 1,200 people were evacuated along the river.