Seven Killed in Romanian Mudslides

World | June 23, 2006, Friday // 00:00

Mudslides triggered by torrential rain seven people and damaged infrastructure in more than 80 towns and villages in northern Romania. Most of the victims were in the county of Bistrita, BBC reported. The dead included a four-year-old girl and her grandmother, swept away by a mudslide as they tried to cling to a roof. The authorities have evacuated hundreds of people. The mudslides completely destroyed 36 houses.

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