Floods Kill Four Romanians, Hundreds Evacuated
Date: 07-Sep-07
Country: ROMANIA
"Hundreds of households were flooded in several villages in
the counties of Vrancea, Bacau and Vaslui," an Interior Ministry
press officer told Reuters.
The ministry said in a statement authorities would
distribute food and water in the flooded areas.
"Losses are bigger than we could imagine," Prime Minister
Calin Tariceanu said on television after visiting the area.
Worst affected is the town of Tecuci, where 150 people were
rescued by firefighters from their flooded homes.
Rain had eased on Thursday and meteorologists said the
weather was likely to improve further before the weekend.