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More than 100 Romanian towns in 24 counties were affected by flooding in the past 24 hours, with 171 people evacuated preventively, following significant bouts of heavy rain throughout most of country.

Romanian hydrologists on Friday issued a code orange flood warning for rivers in the counties of Bacau, Buzau, Vaslui, Galati, Botosani and Harghita, as well as a code yellow warning for 12 other counties, valid from 4 p.m. Friday to 4 p.m. Sunday.

The Romanian Government must manage the efforts aimed at reconstructing the areas affected by the recent floods, president Traian Basescu said Monday during his visit in the county of Neamt, northeastern Romania.