dam breaches, the resulting flood would drown one-quarter of the city, including its shipyard, port and customs office. Nearly 12,000 jobs exist in the area, and about €45 million is lost daily and around €250 million in property losses have been caused by the flooding in Galați. Casualties The flooding has affected 1,873 homes and farms, 1,065 hectares of farmland, 1,928 hectares of forest and pasture, two kilometers of national roads, of county roads, of communal roads and clogged 424 wells. Authorities say at least 21 people have died and three are missing after heavy rains and flooding in northeastern Romania. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from their homes, mainly in Suceava and Botoșani counties, close to the Ukrainian border. They spent the night in schools and sports halls or with relatives. On June 30, 2010, 21 people were killed by the flood in Romania and Ukraine while another 9,500 people were evacuated, according to authorities from both countries. The majority of victims were Romanians; 1 Ukrainian was killed by the flood and 1,083 were evacuated. Losses The Romanian Interior Minister Vasile Blaga told parliament that losses were the equivalent to 0.6% GDP. The agriculture ministry has estimated that of 6,700,000 tonnes of wheat for and 2,000,000 hectares of land were by the 30th. Moldova and Ukraine had yet to assess the crisis in their flooded regions. Effects Most of the victims drowned when they were trying to escape, while two people were struck by lightning. Three trains were stuck in northeastern Suceava county, due to the flooding of a 50-meter railroad segment. A southwestern customs in Mehedinți County was flooded, and alluvial deposits were reported on two national roads in northeastern Neamț County. Floods spawned by heavy rainfall also affected thousands of acres of pasture and farmland, roads, bridges and power lines in the rural areas in the northeastern part of the country. Emergency response Local emergency committees and volunteer emergency services rallied 530 firefighters and 160 volunteers, who took part in damage control efforts. Russia has also delivered 70 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Ukraine in response to the flooding. Reaction French President Nicolas Sarkozy has sent in a letter to Traian Băsescu with his condolences for the victims of floods. Daisaku Ikeda of Japan also offered his condolences. See also Global storm activity of 2010 The Northern Hemisphere Summer heat wave of 2010 References External