Romania's politicians responsible for floods

For days now Romania has been hit by heavy flooding in the northeast and eastern parts of the country. The waters of the Siret, Pruth and Danube rivers have reached an unusually high level. But the disaster is man-made, the daily România Liberă contends: "Some of those whose homes have been flooded had taken the risk and built in areas prone to flooding. But as so often in such cases the problem lies in the incapacity of the authorities to define clear rules and ban the construction of houses in such areas. ... So the blame for the floods in regions where only recently billions were invested in anti-flood measures lies not with the old people who don't want to live the homes where they have lived for years but with the minister who allowed a fortune to be spent on poorly done work and accepted bribes for this."

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