Charter activations

Floods in Romania

Following heavy rains, Romania was affected by serious flooding. The toll of the floods was dramatic: more than 172,000 hectares of land and 30 areas were affected, the worst damage having been seen in Timis, Arad, Caras-Severin and Braila. Many areas in the Buzua and Prahova provinces suffered landslides. Four people were reported dead, one reported missing and 3400 were evacuated during the month of May. The rains devastated areas in more than 400 towns in 28 areas; more than 5300 houses, 8000 outhouses and ten of thousands of hectares of land were damaged.

Type of Event:	Flood
Location of Event:	Romania
Date of Charter Activation:	31/05/2005
Charter Requestor:	European Commission Civil Protection and Environment Unit
Project Management:	DLR

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The table contains an analysis of the flooded areas in the Romanian commmunes as they are shown in the map. Please note: analysis results refer only to those parts of communes which are contained in the satellite map

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Acquired: 21/06/2005

Source: Envisat ASAR and SPOT 5, communal boudaries provided by JRC.

DLR flood map for the situation - Timis region (1:75.000) Envisat ASAR Narrow Swath and SPOT 5 data were analysed. The map displays the combined analysis results.

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Acquired: 07/06/2005

Source: Envisat-ASAR, Spot 5