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| HIGH ALERT ON THE DANUBE 06/07/2010 |
| (2010-07-06) |
| Last updated: 2010-07-08 14:09 EET |
The main reason for concern now is the Danube. Several areas along the Romanian section of the Danube are on high alert this week, as the river has exceeded its record levels in three towns: Braila, Galati and Fetesti, with Galati posing the highest risk of flooding. The authorities have decided to build a 4.5 km long and 1.5 m high dam to protect the town. Over 1400 military, gendarmes and volunteers have been working constantly since Sunday to finish the dam on time. Everybody hopes the dam will resist the flash flood from the Danube, which is expected to peak on the 10th of July.
Otherwise, the authorities say Romania might see the biggest urban disaster in the post World War II era. 8,000 people would be evacuated, tens of companies would close and the damage would amount to tens of millions of euros per day. Alternative solutions were taken into consideration, such as making a break in the dam at Cotu Pisicii or the flooding of the Great Braila Island. The central media are giving wide coverage to the situation.
Some newspapers have criticised the lack of reaction from the authorities and sometimes the residents. “The dam in Galati: improvisation instead of a long-lasting project”, writes the daily paper Romania Libera, which carries the opinions of a number of residents who believe the huge effort that has to be made now could have been avoided if the authorities had implemented a project designed after the flooding of 2006. This project provided for the creation of a floodable area on the Tulcea bank of the Danube to absorb the excess of water.
Adevarul, on the other hand, writes that while thousands of gendarmes, military and volunteers are making strenuous efforts to build a dam to protect the town of Galati, many local residents, including strong men, watch them with detachment from the bars on the riverfront or from their windows. “Terraces with a view to the flooding. The dam of sausages and beer in Galati”, notes Evenimentul Zilei ironically, commenting that the price of the Romanian traditional sausage has increased dramatically within 24 hours, just like the Danube flow rates. The reason for this price increase is that bars and restaurants have taken advantage of the avalanche of people storming the “terraces with a view to the flooding” to watch the people who carry sacks of sand to protect the town. Instead of offering them their help, writes Evenimentul Zilei, the residents are busy exchanging ideas and criticising the authorities in-between two mouthfuls of sausages.
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