Local officials in Galați put the total cost for repairs in the county at around €150 million and say the region could be faced with a similar price tag every time flooding happens.
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00:00Authorities in Eastern Romania are introducing new measures after flooding in Galat's county
00:07last month left seven people dead and around 7,000 homes water damaged.
00:12The county council said it's looking at relocating houses that sit on floodplains and starting
00:17to repair extensive damage across the region.
00:20The council put the total cost for repairs in the county at around 150 million euros
00:25and says the region could be faced with a similar price tag every time there's torrential
00:30rain.
00:31Many in the region are already nervous as Romanian meteorologists have already said
00:35that similar deluges are likely in the future.
00:39Some locals are demanding firm action from the regional authorities as many people have
00:43had to rebuild their homes after extensive flooding on three previous occasions.
00:48In addition to the damage to homes, roads need to be rebuilt and vast swathes of agricultural
00:53land remain waterlogged.
00:55Local authorities say at least 80 percent of residents in the eastern county have been
01:00forced to move.