The Galaţi authorities have for now found a way to protect thecity from flooding by consolidating the Danube dam, but news isstill bad for those whose houses lie close to Prut and Siretrivers, after the code red flood alert has been extended againuntil this afternoon.
The dam to protect the city of Galaţi, is 4.5-kilometre long and1.5-metre tall, and was completed yesterday by 1,400 gendarmes,workers, and volunteers. The sand bag dam was "inspected" byPresident Traian Băsescu, after being "visited" by severalpoliticians for several days in a row, Prime Minister Emil Bocincluded.
The head of the Government announced yesterday that 51 modularhomes had been set up, to which another 19 would be added, and saidthe first construction materials would get there next week. Hespecified, however, that the state would not pay for thereconstruction of homes located in flood-prone areas.
Around 2,500 households in Botoşani county were flooded last weekby rivers Prut, Siret, Jijia, Buhai, and Miletin, with over 3,800people rescued and evacuated, according to data from theInspectorate for Emergency Situations.
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