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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According to the National Hydrology and Water Management Institute, throughout March 5, 06.00 a.m. – March 1202.00 p.m., local, a Code Orange is maintained on the Danube in the Calafat¬Zimnicea sector (southern Romania), in Dolj, Olt and Teleorman counties (south).

Likewise, Code Yellow warning remains in force on the Danube, in the Gruia and Giurgiu¬Tulcea sectors, in eight counties: Mehedinti (south), Giurgiu (south), Calarasi (south), Ialomita (south), Constanta (south-east), Braila, Galati and Tulcea (east).

Considering the current hydrologic situation, the forecast of the hydro-meteorological developments in the Danube Basin upstream from its entry into Romania (Bazias, south-west) has been updated to account for the propagation of previously formed flash floods on the Danube.

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