Foto: Primaria s. Bahmut, raionul Călărași
According to the National Crisis Management Center, an emergency preventive evacuation of all people there was carried out in the area of the Codru sanatorium in Hiržauk for safety reasons and to avoid tragic incidents.
By decision of the authorities, the villages of Hîrzauca, Myndra and Palanka were manually disconnected from the high-voltage power line (10 kV). This measure was taken to prevent electrocution in flooded areas.
In the past hours, the 112 Service has received at least five emergency calls. The work of rescuers is seriously complicated by high water levels and strong currents. There are reports of people trapped in cars, flooded households, citizens fleeing on rooftops, and calls for help near the river.
Crews from the Regional Directorate of Search and Rescue of the Inspectorate General of Emergency Situations and officers from the Inspectorate General of Police are on the scene.
By this hour, the rescuers managed to evacuate four people from the car, later the car itself was carried away by the current. Two more people who climbed on the roof of another car were successfully brought to safety. In addition, rescuers removed two people who had taken refuge from the water currents on a tree.
At the same time, dozens of calls to the 112 number were received from Ungheni district. There, the water flooded the roads and people were blocked right in their yards and houses.
Appeal to residents of the affected districts
Authorities are urging citizens to refuse to travel, not to try to cross flooded sections of roads and to trust only official information. Residents of houses located near water bodies are advised to be prepared for possible evacuation.
State services continue to work in emergency mode, the situation is under constant control. Information will be updated as the hydrological situation changes.
We shall remind you that heavy rains, which took place in the evening of May 22, led to floods, power cuts and temporary blocking of roads in several regions of Moldova. Two people drowned. On Saturday morning, President Maia Sandu demanded that the government and relevant ministries promptly assess the damage and provide support to the affected localities. Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu went to the scene and said that the executive power will analyze all the consequences of the disaster and will provide the necessary assistance to the communities so that people could return to normal life as soon as possible.
