(4 Apr 2006) SHOTLIST
Near Budapest
1. Mid of soldiers walking
2. Soldiers and volunteers loading sandbags
3. Mid shot of man with water up to his chest trying to reach his house, a man with a boat
4. Wide of the house
5. Wide of police car by sandbags
6. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Attila Zsigmond, from Leanyfalu:
"We are not really worried anymore because we can work on the dam every day. We of course have to build good foundations for the dam and we need to strengthen it. We are trying to block the leak and we are really hoping that the level will recede quickly."
7. Mid shot of water pump
8. Mid of sandbags covered in water
9. Mid of furniture piled in front of house
10. Various of floodwater
11. People loading sandbags
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Miklos Persanyi, Water Affairs Minister
"What we are expecting are floods that will last a longtime. Unfortunately the peaking of the flood is not for a short period of time but it will take several days until the situation eases and unfortunately in the catchment area we are expecting humidity and a substantial quantity of humidity in the following days."
Budapest
13. Various shots of the Danube river and people preparing sandbags
14. Press at press conference
15. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Gabor Demszky, mayor of Budapest:
"The flood control division is in place. We are protecting Budapest. The dams are set to protect Budapest for up to 10 metres."
16. Top pan of river
STORYLINE:
Hungary announced a shipping ban on the Danube on Tuesday, saying the waves caused by passing vessels were affecting flood defences.
The Danube's water level stood at 8.58 meters (28 feet, 3 inches) early Tuesday at Budapest, 10 centimeters (4 inches) higher than the previous all-time record, measured in 2002.
Water Affairs Minister Miklos Persanyi said the Danube's peak was expected late Tuesday and that waters would be slow to recede.
Gabor Demszky, mayor of Budapest said "The flood control division is in place. We are protecting Budapest. The dams are set to protect Budapest for up to 10 metres."
So far, 516 Hungarians had been evacuated from 59 localities.
Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said Hungary would ask the European Union to speed up the release of cash from an EU solidarity fund to help countries deal with the flooding.
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