Over 6,000 Evacuated Due to Floods in Romania, Sea and River Traffic Suspended

In Romania, more than 6,000 residents of the affected areas were evacuated due to floods, and the weather also affected the operation of ports.

This is reported by Digi24.

Emergency services reported 6,014 evacuees from the counties of Arges, Brasov, Galati and Vaslui. More than 90% of the evacuations took place in Galati, for which a red warning level was declared. 

The evacuation began early, on 29 September. Almost 700 people refused to leave their homes.

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All ports around Constanta and on the Danube at Tulcea were suspended due to the weather, including strong winds.

Squally gusts damaged at least 11 cars and two houses in different locations. 

As The Gaze previously reported, in mid-September, heavy rains and flooding claimed at least 17 lives in Central and Eastern Europe. In particular, four people died as a result of catastrophic floods in the Galati County in Romania.