The worst floods to hit central Europe in at least two decades have caused widespread damage from Romania to Poland.

Hungary’s Viktor Orbán is skeptical that his country will receive timely help from the EU following widespread flooding across central Europe this week. “With all due respect, if we waited for Brussels to bail us out, we’d be up to our necks in water,” the prime minister said at his government’s Thursday morning press conference.

A massive floodwave moving across Central Europe is threatening new areas and raising concerns among residents and leaders.