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| Floods strand Romania villagers | Floods strand Romania villagers |
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| At least 1,400 villagers have been stranded in northern Romania amid heavy rains that caused rivers to overflow, killing a 19-year-old man. | |
| The 17th-Century Sambata de Sus monastery was evacuated in the floods, which also cut power to 130 villages in the north and east of the country. | The 17th-Century Sambata de Sus monastery was evacuated in the floods, which also cut power to 130 villages in the north and east of the country. |
| Six of Romania's 41 counties have been affected, with authorities warning that seven more counties were in danger. | |
| The rain comes after three days of high temperatures of up to 40C. | The rain comes after three days of high temperatures of up to 40C. |
| In the villages of Moldovita and Vatra Moldovita, 1,400 villagers were stranded as flooding turned dirt roads into mud, local official Alexandru Baisanu told Associated Press news agency. | In the villages of Moldovita and Vatra Moldovita, 1,400 villagers were stranded as flooding turned dirt roads into mud, local official Alexandru Baisanu told Associated Press news agency. |
| The 19-year-old man drowned when a car he was driving in fell into the Lucava River. | |
| Swollen rivers also caused flooding in six towns in central Romania. | Swollen rivers also caused flooding in six towns in central Romania. |
| In Brasov county, tourists were evacuated from the Sambata de Sus monastery 200km (124 miles) north-west of the capital, Bucharest. | In Brasov county, tourists were evacuated from the Sambata de Sus monastery 200km (124 miles) north-west of the capital, Bucharest. |