The flood approaching Budapest along the Danube will affect several baths and spas, necessitating protection measures, Budapest Gyogyfurdoi es Hevizei (BGYH), the company that operates the baths, said on Wednesday.
With Margaret Island threatened with inundation, the popular Palatinus baths on the island are now closed to the public, the company said. Staff there have begun implementing protection measures, including 24-hour monitoring of the 10-hectare site and measures to protect the 100-year-old wave pool.
High water levels are also endangering the Gellert, Rudas, Rac, Kiraly and Lukacs thermal baths, as well as the Punkosdfurdo pool, BGYH said.
Water pumps, mobile power generators and sandbags have been provided to help protect each site, it said.