Romanian water-management authorities put two eastern regions on the highest flood alert and ordered evacuations, and put the rest of the country on elevated watch as heavy rain and winds approached on September 29.
Officials warned that risks were increased due to clogged waterways and other damage from deadly floodwaters that hit Romania and much of Central Europe earlier this month as Storm Boris inundated low-lying areas.
Romania's northeastern Galati and Vaslui counties on the Danube River were again major areas of concern as the new storms were predicted for this week, with red alerts called for those two counties and along the Barlad, Prut, and Siret rivers.
The National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management (INHGA) alerts are to remain in effect until early on October 1.
"No one stays in the risk areas," the Galati city council announced. "All mayors who have risk areas must evacuate people there. We must not have any more loss of human lives."
The council ordered that schools and other buildings outside at-risk areas be prepared to accommodate evacuees.
"The situation is worse than last time," said Costel Fotea, president of the Galati County council. "The waterways are clogged in many areas, the ditches have not been completely unclogged, and the amounts of water announced by the meteorologists are very high."
Meteorologists predicted the most intense rainfall would hit on September 29.
The flooding from Storm Boris killed six people in Galati and damaged thousands of homes there.
Twenty more people were killed in all, including in the Czech Republic, Poland, and elsewhere.