Floods are threatening Budapest, as levels surge on the River Danube. Over 100 people have died since water began sweeping through the middle of Europe.

Thousands of people were evacuated from the baroque city of Dresden in eastern Germany today as floods on the Elbe River reached record levels.

German authorities evacuated thousands of people near Dresden's historic centre today as floodwaters in the Elbe River reached an all-time high, also spilling into a square close to some of the city's cultural landmarks.