Floods leave 16 dead in Romania

At least 16 people have died in severe storms and flooding which have hit Romania in the past week, the interior ministry has said.

The latest victim was an 11-year-old boy, who was swept away by flood waters as he was playing with friends. Another two people are still reported missing.

More than 1,400 people from across the country have been evacuated and thousands of homes have been damaged.

This year Romania has suffered some of its worst floods in decades. In July, flooding killed dozens of people and left thousands of homes and acres of farmland and other cultivated areas submerged. More than 1,000km (620 miles) of roads have been flooded and thousands of wells contaminated, officials say.

Interior Minister Vasile Blaga said some 9,000 soldiers had been deployed to help those affected by the bad weather.

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