Rapid and violent rains covered the yards in Moldova with water. A 20-minute cloudburst brought precipitation that would normally have accumulated over half a month. The streets turned into waterways. The clouds also brought showers in the west of the country.
A torrential rain for a quarter of an hour disrupted the traffic in Timisoara. The sewers could not cope with a downpour that brought 40 liters of water per square meter.
Local woman: He suddenly stopped walking. It stopped. Water got into the engine.
Local: I don’t pay them any more. Unblock the channel.
Villages under water, cultures destroyed
The extreme rain in Bihor submerged an entire village. People are now waiting for firefighters with high-powered pumps to clear their yards and the road. Where it didn’t rain, hail fell. In Hunedoara, the locals are now crying for the mercy of the crops destroyed by the ice. On Transalpina, the weather changed overnight. From sun and heat, to fog and cold. The rain swallowed the Parâng Mountains and it rained torrentially.
Diana Speretoiu, Observer reporter: Snow removal machines remain pulled to the right as the bad weather is still putting a damper on road users who were hoping to reopen the road earlier. Visibility is almost zero due to the fog and two days of rain and storms follow.
Extreme weather warnings
18 counties are under extreme weather warning until midnight – meteorologists also announce 40 liters of water per square meter in Oltenia, Banat and Transylvania.
Alina Şerban, ANM meteorologist: We are talking about a very unstable atmosphere, very dynamic and with more frequent advections of cold air.
Meteorologists announced today that April was the warmest month worldwide in the last 30 years and the 11th consecutive month with thermal records.
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