Brussels, 05/07/2010 (Agence Europe) - EU member states are pulling together to help Romania deal with the severe flooding which has already claimed the lives of at least 25 people in the north-east of the country, following massive rainfall over the last week and a half.
On the evening of Friday 2 July Bucharest issued a call for help, activating the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Austria, Belgium, Estonia and France responded within hours, offering materials and assistance teams.
In a...