Deaths reported in eastern Romania as torrential rainstorms flood homes, block roads
Deaths were reported in eastern Romania after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities said Saturday.
Rescue services scrambled to save 95 people in the hard-hit eastern counties of Galati and Vaslui. The bodies of three elderly women and two men were found in the localities of Pechea, Draguseni, Costache Negri, and Corod, the Department for Emergency Situations said.
Authorities later added that it was determined one of the victims had been dead for two days and “did not die due to the effects of the weather” but from other causes.
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Source: cbsnews.com