Homes Evacuated As Floods Threaten Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in western Hungary as it becomes the latest country in the region to suffer from the flooding that has devastated large parts of central Europe. Residents watch as water reaches a road sign in Budapest More than 2,000 inhabitants in the village of Gyorujfalu were moved by authorities late on Friday as a safety precaution after the dyke protecting it was weakened by a landslide. Soldiers rush to reinforce dykes in Gyorujfalu Emergency workers and volunteers worked through the night, rushing to different locations to reinforce flood defences with sandbags. Soldiers have a rest beside flood waters Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters: "We will defend every section of dyke, we won't leave one person inside. Now comes the important part, not to lose any lives. Flood waters rise in the River Danube in Budapest Heavy rain across central Europe has caused widespread flooding, killing at least 20 people and leaving a path of destruction in Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Workers put up protective barriers in Budapest Authorities are still fighting to contain the waters in Germany, as 120,000 emergency personnel remain on duty, thousands of residents are unable to return to their homes and bridges in many areas in the east and south of the country are impassable. Two men paddle past a car in Deggendorf, southern Germany In the north eastern city of Magdeburg, a nursing home was evacuated and electricity was turned off in districts. Now Hungary is facing what Orban has called the country's "worst floods of all time." A van is placed on stone bases to protect it in Magdeburg, Germany The Danube River, which runs along the border with Slovakia and down through Budapest, is swelling eastwards and in many places setting record water levels last seen in 2006. The capital city is expected to be the hardest hit, with the floods predicted to peak at around 8.85 metres on Monday which beats the record by 25 centimetres. Residents carry their belongings through the river Elbe in Magdeburg Water has already covered some roads and the Mayor has asked residents to minimise the use of cars, closed swimming pools and put in place new parking restrictions. Mayor Istvan Tarlos reassured Budapest's inhabitants that the most threatened areas of the city would be safe if the current water level predictions are correct. Firefighters work next to a dyke of sandbags in Magdeburg