Floods in Romania

Following heavy rains, Romania was affected by serious flooding. The toll of the floods was dramatic: more than 172,000 hectares of land and 30 areas were affected, the worst damage having been seen in Timis, Arad, Caras-Severin and Braila. Many areas in the Buzua and Prahova provinces suffered landslides. Four people were reported dead, one reported missing and 3400 were evacuated during the month of May. The rains devastated areas in more than 400 towns in 28 areas; more than 5300 houses, 8000 outhouses and ten of thousands of hectares of land were damaged.