Rivers in 21 hydrographic basins are under a Code Orange hydrologic warning until noon Sunday, as watercourses in 18 counties are affected. Other river sectors are under yellow code. Significant costs are expected on slopes, streams and creeks, flash floods on small rivers and increased runoff with the crossing of protective quotas. This phenomenon can be observed especially on small rivers in the districts of Alba, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Neamts and Bacau.

According to the National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA), experts have updated the hydrological codes that are valid until Sunday.

Thus, from Saturday, from 2 p.m., to Sunday, at noon, the orange code is in effect. It will affect rivers from the hydrographic basins: Someşul Mic (counties of Bihor and Cluj), Crişul Alb (counties of Hunedoara and Arad), Aries, Mureş (counties of Sibiu, Hunedoara, Arad, Alba and Cluj), Târnava Mică (counties of Harghita, Mureş and Alba), Tirnava Mare (counties of Harghita, Mures, Brasov, Sibiu and Alba), Bega (county of Timis), Cibin (counties of Sibiu and Brasov), Moldova (counties of Suceava and Neamts), Bystrita (counties of Suceava, Harghita, Neamt and Bakeu ), Trotush (counties of Harghita, Bakeu, Niamc, Kovasna and Vranca), Barlad (counties of Niamc, Iași and Vaslui) and Militen (counties of Botosani and Iași).

Also, hydrologists updated the yellow code, which is valid from Saturday, from 13:00, to Sunday, at midnight. In this interval, certain river sectors from the hydrographic basins are targeted: Viseu, Iza, Lapush (Maramureş county), Tour (Satu-Mare county), Someshul-Mare (Bistrica-Neseud county), Someshul Mik (Bihor and Cluj counties), Somesh (Cluj, Salaj, Maramures and Satu Mare counties), Krasna (Salai and Satu Mare counties), Barkeu (Salaj and Bihor counties), Crishul Repede (Cluj and Bihor counties), Crishul Negru (Bihor and Arad counties), Crishul Alb (counties of Hunedoara and Arad), Mures (counties of Cluj, Alba, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Arad, Harghita, Mures and Bistrita-Neseud), Aries (counties of Alba and Cluj), Tyrnava Mika (counties of Harghita, Mures and Alba), Tyrnava Mare (counties of Harghita, Mures, Brasov, Sibiu and Alba, Bega (county of Timis), Timis (counties of Karash-Severin and Timis), Poganis (county of Karash-Severin), Barzava (counties of Karash-Severin and Timis), Karash (counties of Karash – Severyn Severyn County), Desnetui (Mehedinci and Dolj counties), Gilort, Motru, Jiu (Hunedoara, Gorzh, Mehedinci, and Dolj counties), Olt (Harghita, Covasna, Brasov, Sibiu, Gorzh, Arges, Olt, and Dolj counties) . Neamts, Vaslui), Iași, Bacău, Vranca and Galați), Siret (Gălăci County), Gigia (Botoşani and Iași counties) and Prut (Vaslui and Galați Counties).

The same code is valid on Sunday, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., on the rivers in the hydrographic basins: Arges (Arges and Dambovica counties), Jalomica, Prahova (Dimbovica and Prahova counties) and Prut (Botosan county).

“Target phenomena consist of significant leaks on slopes, streams and creeks, flash floods on small rivers, with possible consequences of local flooding and increased flows and levels, with the possibility of exceeding protective quotas. At the same time, we specify that they may occur with greater probability and intensity on some small rivers in the counties of Alba, Sibiu, Hunedoara, Neamts and Bacau,” the quoted source said.