Hungarian farmer Laszlo Batki faced significant crop losses due to Danube River flood, the worst in 20 years, following a summer drought.

Hungarian farmer Laszlo Batki faced significant losses to his organic vegetable crops after the River Danube flooded his plot north of Budapest. The flooding, the worst in central Europe in two decades, followed a summer of drought and has resulted in widespread destruction and at least 24 fatalities. Despite his losses, Batki remains optimistic, viewing the floods as a chance to enrich the soil, though he cannot plant new crops this year.

September 21, 2024
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