Update 15:38, 26.07.2008 Floods Strike NE Romania, Hundreds Evacuate

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SUCEAVA / 15:38, 26.

07.2008 Nearly 300 people have been evacuated in northeastern Romania over the past few days after heavy rains caused massive flooding that affected some 2000 households, local authorities said Saturday.The worst hit region was Suceava County, where swollen rivers flooded 1,983 households and 4,190 hectares of farmland in 71 localities, Suceava deputy prefect Orest Onofrei said.A  Some 295 people in Suceava had to be evacuated, while 754 others are still cut off after the...

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