Latest news Five dead in floods in Romania

Heavy rain and severe flooding have caused at least five deaths in the south-eastern European EU country of Romania. In addition, one person is still missing in Galati County in the eastern region of Moldova, as the news agency Mediafax reported, citing civil protection authorities.

The victims are mainly elderly people, including two women aged 96 and 86. More than 100 people were evacuated, according to media reports.

The masses of water reached a height of up to 1.7 meters in the mostly remote villages, the reports continued. People had climbed onto the roofs of houses to avoid being swept away by the floods. Hundreds of firefighters were deployed.

Heavy rain also caused flooded streets and cellars in other parts of Romania. The storm was caused by Cyclone Boris, which had raged over the Adriatic three days ago and caused flooding in Croatia in particular.