Rivers Remain High in Parts of Northern and Central Europe After Heavy Rain

Firefighters of the city of Bremen drive through flooded streets following heavy rainfalls in Lilienthal near Bremen, northern Germany, Dec. 28, 2023. A child walks in a tunnel flooded by the Danube River in Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 27, 2023.

Parts of northern and central Europe continued to grapple with flooding on Thursday after heavy rain. A barrier near the German city of Magdeburg was opened for the first time in a decade to ease pressure from the Elbe River, and some animals were removed from their enclosures at a safari park in northern Germany.