Criminal floods damaged Romania, fires in Turkey and Albania

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Strong rains covered the north -east Romania at night until Monday, causing floods that died at least one person, and forced hundreds of people to leave, while neighboring Türkiye and Albania continued to encounter extensive fires.

Organizations of emergency bodies in Romania stated that the NEAMț and SUCEAVA districts were more affected, and rescue teams are developing helicopters and firefighters to help caught residents.

In total, 890 people were removed only from Neamț, according to the Romanian emergency department.

The 66 -year -old man was found dead in the lower part of the stream in the city of Nigra, as the authorities confirmed. Video -material released by the authorities showed dirty waters, dissolved vehicles and damaged houses.

In Turkey, where fires raged at the end of June, the Minister of Forest warned of continuous danger.

Fires broke out on the weekend near Bursa, the fourth largest in the city of Turkey. While the fire to the north -east of the city was largely repaid, the second fire in the south was still active, but had a significant limited

He also noted that a six -day fire in Karabuk in the north -west calmed down, and the flame in Kazakhmanmaras in the south was mainly under control.

In Bursa, on the way to the fire in the village of Agrassan, a tanker with fire volunteers was overthrown. According to the local agency of IH, the fireman died on the spot, and the two, which were originally saved by garbage and hospitalized, died later.

In a separate incident, a fireman died of a heart attack during another fire on Sunday. In total, 17 people were currently killed by fires last month, including 10 forest workers and rescue volunteers who were killed last week, as a result of a fire in Eschesire.

More than 3,500 people were evacuated around Bursa when fires are spreading. While damage to the houses was limited, huge forests were destroyed.

Unusually high temperatures, drought conditions and strong winds continue to feed fires, and the government already declares destruction zones in the Western provinces of Smirna and Bilezik.

The Minister of Justice said that 97 people in 33 provinces are under investigation against fires.

The West, Albania is also fighting with intensive fire activities. The Ministry of Defense of Albania reported six separate fires on Monday, after two weeks of fires, thousands of hectares of forest destroyed.

The most affected areas are located in the north -east, where inaccessible mountain plateau demanded the use of water aircraft. In the south, strong winds rejuvenated fires during the night in Delvino and Kopolia along the Adriatic coast, areas that have already been damaged by fires last week.

The Albanian authorities said that at least 12 people were arrested on weekends in connection with fires.

More sources • AP.

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