Euronews.green reports that the Galati County, located in the east of Romania, lacked significant rainfall for three months, leading to almost the complete dry-up of the Tălăbasca Lake. One local stated that "it is very bad what is happening, if no one doesn’t stand up [sic], this country will be a desert pretty soon."

It's not just Eastern Romania that was affected by the extreme temperatures and lack of rainfall. Almost the entire country was under heatwave warnings for many days at a time in the past couple of weeks, which led to failing crops such as corn and wheat. The Ministry of Agriculture pledged compensatory payments for affected farmers.

Water rations were given to villagers in six counties, such as Alba, Dolj and Prahova by the authorities as a measure to help those get over the heatwave episodes. The heatwave that covered the entire country in July continues in several areas even now in August, pressuring water reserves and the remaining crops.