Flood in Galati and Vaslui counties, Romania (2024-09-14)

On 14 September 2024, starting at 05:00 local time, major floods occurred due to dangerous hydro-meteorological phenomena in Galati and Vaslui counties, Romania. At the time of triggering, over 5000 households have been affected, 252 people have been evacuated and 4 people have died. The Romanian authorities intervene with pneumatic boats to transport and evacuate people from the affected areas, motor pumps are also used to evacuate water from households. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide initial rough estimation, flood extent, and damage assessment emergency mapping.