Dozens of homes, courtyards and cellars were flooded, while fallen trees and electricity poles and damaged vehicles were reported as dangerous hydrometeorological phenomena affected 61 localities in 20 counties by Friday morning.
According to the Department for Emergency Situations (DSU), weather phenomena forecast between 08:00 on 2 July 2026 and 07:00 on 3 July 2026 affected 61 localities in the counties of Arges, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Brasov, Buzau, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Dambovita, Galati, Harghita, Hunedoara, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis and Tulcea. Emergency crews evacuated water from 23 homes, 47 courtyards, five outbuildings, 44 cellars and basements, two public institutions, eight business premises and two streets. They also removed parts of roofs from nine buildings and cleared 64 fallen trees and five fallen electricity poles. Five vehicles were damaged.
Road traffic was temporarily disrupted on County Road DJ 700 in Hunedoara County because of water accumulated on the carriageway.
Rail traffic was temporarily disrupted on Main Line 200 between Brasov and Bartolomeu stations in Brasov County because of water accumulated on the railway track.
During the same period, from 08:00 on 2 July to 07:00 on 3 July, emergency crews in Bucharest continued responding to the effects of hydrometeorological phenomena from previous days, pumping water from 33 cellars and basements and the courtyard of one business premises, removing parts of roofs from eight buildings and clearing 41 fallen trees. In seven localities in Ilfov County, crews evacuated water from two homes, one courtyard, three cellars and basements and one street, while also clearing two fallen trees.
At present, no people are reported trapped and there are no medical emergencies that cannot be attended because of the hydrometeorological phenomena. No emergency operations are currently under way.
To inform the public, 14 alerts were issued through the RO-ALERT system in the counties of Botosani, Constanta, Galati, Maramures, Sibiu, Suceava, Tulcea and Vrancea, while seven alerts were broadcast through the CRAWL-TVR system in the counties of Botosani, Constanta, Maramures, Sibiu, Suceava and Tulcea.
