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About 20 localities in nine Romanian counties were affected by flooding over the past 24 hours, and 109 people had to be evacuated, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) said Saturday.

Over 100 Romanian localities in 14 counties were affected by heavy rainfall and 7,762 people have been evacuated due to flooding over the past 24 hours, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (IGSU) said Friday.

About 156 localities in 28 Romanian counties were affected by heavy rainfall and floods from Wednesday until Friday, and four people died following freshets in Alba, Cluj and Suceava counties, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, or IGSU, said Friday.

Romanian deputy prime minister Dan Nica said Wednesday that, following the storm on Tuesday, there were floods in 15 counties and Bucharest, 140 households in 44 localities, as well as 600 hectares of crops, and five national roads were damaged.