Major flooding in Eastern Serbia, near Romanian border, south - western Romania also affected

Heavy rain caused major floods in towns located in Eastern Serbia, near the Romanian border, according to local media cited by Romanian news agency Mediafax. Kladovo and Negotin, located on the Serbian bank of the Danube, have been isolated due to heavy rains and landslides. According to meteorologists, 116 liters of rain per square meter fell in Kladovo. The floods were not caused by the Danube, but by torrential streams coming down from nearby hills. Heavy rain caused problems in Kladovo, Majdanpek and Negotin, which were also affected by the floods in May this year. Heavy rain also caused major floods in central Croatia, reports Mediafax. Romania was also hit be heavy rains this week. The authorities issued on Monday, September 15, a code yellow for rains in Timis, Caras-Severin and Mehedinti counties in South-Western Romania and a code orange for flooding for the same counties, after the heavy rains in the region on Sunday and during Monday. Flooding caused landslides and blocked a public road in the town of Orsova, in Mehedinti county. A car was caught in the landslide causing the driver's death. Two national roads were closed because of the floods in Mehedinti county and two people from Eselnita village were reported missing, according to local Mediafax. Hundreds of households in the village were also affected by the heavy floods. On Tuesday morning, September 16, the authorities extended until Wednesday afternoon, 14:00, the code orange for flooding for rivers located in Timis and Caras-Severin counties, as well as the code yellow for rivers in Mehedinti and Dolj counties. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com (in picture: Romanian troops helping out flooding victims in Romania; photo source: National Defense Ministry)