Hungarian parliament member, IC officials discuss floods

By Gibson Berglund
Daily Iowan

Perhaps one of the few places more prone to regular flooding than Iowa is the northern region of Hungary.

That’s why Katalin Csobor, a member of the Hungarian Parliament, came to Iowa City this week.

Csobor said she hopes to learn from the community’s management and response to floods by talking with local experts about their flood-response resources.

On Thursday night, Csobor met students, professors, and community members in the basement of Atlas, 127 Iowa Ave.

“This is just the first step in establishing a relationship between the two communities,” Csobor told The Daily Iowan.

Hungary has two major rivers, the…

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