Rains continue until Sunday, warns ANM

The National Meteorological Administration (ANM) announced that Saturday and Sunday will rest the strong atmospheric instability, especially in hilly and mountainous areas and in south-western, southern and central regions of the country.

There will be record rain, lightning, brief wind intensification and isolated hail. Quantities of water will locally exceed 15-20 l / m and isolated 25 l / m.

In the capital will be more intense rainfall, especially on Saturday evening and during the night between Saturday and Sunday.

Romanian Waters National Administration(ANM) announced that the code yellow warning maintains on the rivers Timiş, Bârzava, Caraș, Nera, Cerna, Jiu and its tributaries from the sector Iscroni- upstream Podari, on Olt River, sector Feldioara -Hoghiz, Black River, downstream hydrometric station Reci and tributaries lower Olt.

The warning is available until Sunday, 3 o’clock p.pm.

The concerned phenomena are significant leaks slopes, torrents, streams, rivers that are not cadastral and debit and level increases on river flows in excess of the quota of attention.

Over 90 localities affected by rain

Rains from recent days have affected over 90 villages of 16 counties, according to Environment Ministry.

Hundreds of homes flooded, isolated areas, roads and sections of railway destroyed, are the stock from last days of rain.

Such problems have been reported especially in Vrancea, Bacău, Brăila, Prahova and Caraș- Severin.

In Vrancea, two rivers, whose shares of attention have been exceeded, collapsed the access roads in many places, and in Prahova, DN1 traffic was obstructed near Bușteni by the silt brought by water leaking from the mountain.

According to Radio România Actualităţi reporter, Simon Uţa, in the county Prahova, in the village of Red Clay, waters broke the road linking the village and the center of Bertea common.
Therefore, over 200 people go for miles to buy bread. The same is true for children who walk to school more than an hour.

In Caraș - Severin, due to heavy rainfall and run-off slopes were affected five villages: Bocsa, Șopotul Nou, Pojejena- village Susca and Radimna, Lăpușnicu Mare commune, Prilipet, Environment Ministry announced.

Also Bucharest was paralyzed Friday night by the abundant rain.

In the center, the streets were flooded and both the circulation of cars and means of transport were blocked, including the underground having problems because of short circuit.

Passages from Unirii, Obor and the University were also flooded.

Translated by Alexandra-Diana Mircea
MTTLC, Bucharest University