Hydrology experts extended the Code orange and Code yellow advisories for the occurrence of flash floods on the Danube until March 15 and March 19, 2010 at 2:00 p.m., respectively.
The National Hydrology and Water Management Institute (INGHA) announced on Friday that the Code orange for the Danube stays in effect between March 12 – 15, 2010 for the river sector between Harsova and Braila, the Constanta and Braila counties (southeastern Romania); the Code yellow advisory also stays in effect over March 12 – 16, 2010 for the Bechet-Cernavoda (Romania south-east) and Galati-Tulcea (eastern Romania) sectors, in the southern counties of Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Calarasi, Giurgiu, Ialomita and in the counties of Constanta, Galati and Tulcea.
INHGA also issued a Code yellow Danube excessive flow advisory for the interval March 17 – 19, until 2:00 p.m., along the Cernavoda-Tulcea sector and for Fetesti, for the Constanta, Braila, Galati, Tulcea and Ialomita counties.
The hydrological flood advisory refers to the propagation of the previously formed flow peak, with impact on the Danube areas downstream the Iron Gates Hydropower System (southwestern Romania). INHGA will update the hydrological forecast according to the evolution of the hydro-meteorological phenomena.
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