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1 dead in Romania in a powerful storm after intense heat wave
A powerful storm caused one death and widespread flooding in 20 Romanian counties after an intense heat wave. Emergency services responded to over 2,200 requests for help, including pumping water from 350 homes and 100 streets, while 988 trees fell and 495 cars were damaged. The storm struck Bucharest and Ilfov County hardest, with a tree falling on a car causing the fatality.
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