Update:
There is a code red of floods in Brasov, Covasna, and Buzau counties, and authorities are on maximum alert, until 12 PM. Big problems are also faced in 12 other counties, where rivers flooded homes and househols.
Altogether, there are 71 cities affected, in 14 counties. Today, the forecast shows rain throughout the country, and the situation is far from being over.
Initial news:
The rain and melting of the ice severely affected the center and south of the country. 41 cities and 14 counties are affected by flood.
The worst case is in Harghita, Brasov, and Teleorman, and hydrologists announced code red of floods for Brasov, Covasna and Buzau, until 12 PM.
Students cannot attend school in some cities, and authorities are alerted at all times. Firefighters are constantly trying to take the water out of people’s yards and homes. The national road 10 between Siriu and Sita Buzaului is blocked at this time.
In Brasov county there was a code red of floods for the surroundings of the rivers Homodorul Mic and Homodorul Mare. The water level has risen to worrying levels, the sewers have spilled, and people’s homes were damaged and flooded
Firefighters worked with motor pumps the whole night to take the water out of homes and yards. In Acris, almost 60 residences were flooded. At the city hall there was built a emergency center, where people are impatiently waiting for the storm to pass.
In Harghita, over 400 farms from Lazarea were flooded.
In Teleorman, a flood of over one meter hit several cities in the area and affected over 500 homes, and 700 acres of land.
Authorities released a local commandment and sent 20 firefighters in Orabeasca de Sus to help with the water that keeps on falling from the mountainside
The flood came from 15 km away and people tried to seek shelter in the best possible way.
Altogether, authorities intervened in dozens of cities, in the 14 counties that were affected.
One of the worst situations is in Teleorman county, in Draganesti Vlasca. The flood hit from last night, and at this time, the level of the water keeps rising. Dozens of firefighters worked the whole night to take the water out of people’s homes.