By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Thousands of homes — estimates range between 5,000 and 6,500 — have been filled with mud in several villages in eastern Romania, following severe floods in recent days. Approximately 20,

Four people have died in Romania in floods triggered by Storm Boris, which has brought torrential rains and widespread disruption to central and eastern Europe, rescue services said Saturday.

The death toll in the extreme weather and flooding let loose by Storm Boris in central Europe has risen to 22, authorities said on Tuesday, after three more victims were reported in Poland and one in Austria.