Severe storms and floods in the Carpathian Mountains killed 13 people in Ukraine and another five people in neighboring Romania, AP quoted officials as saying Sunday. Two other people were missing in Ukraine. Five days of heavy rain near the Prut and Dniestr rivers caused floods that damaged more than 21,000 houses, Ukraine's Emergency Ministry said in a statement. Ukrainian officials evacuated more than 8,000 people and reported that over 300 towns and villages were left without electricity. The government said damages are estimated at more than US$300 million (¤190 million).
