Romania is bracing for more extreme weather after being hit by devastating storms over the weekend. <br /><br />At least eight people were killed and nearly 70 others injured as severe storms battered western parts of the country. <br /><br />Winds of up to 100kph wreaked havoc, causing damage to apartment buildings, hospitals and schools. <br /><br />8 people died and at least 65 were injured during a violent storm in western #Romania, Timisoara pic.twitter.com/JtxH9lArhp— Andra (@AndraGrig) September 17, 2017<br /><br />8 people died and at least 65 were injured during a violent storm in western #Romania, Timisoara pic.twitter.com/JtxH9lArhp— Andra (@AndraGrig) September 17, 2017<br /><br />Road and rail traffic in many areas were disrupted and dozens of towns and villages have been left without power. <br /><br />In Serbia, a search is continuing for a man who disappeared from his boat on the Danube river near Belgrade as the city was battered by torrential rains and gale force winds. <br /><br />Six people, including a five-year-old child were hurt by falling trees.<br /><br />Minutes before the #storm hits #Borča near #Beograd #Serbia I made this small video:how a storm evolves quickly… pic.twitter.com/JjPEOaLF0g— Fabian Vendrig (@fabianvendrig) September 17, 2017<br /><br />Arcing from power lines, caused by the high winds, sparked several wildfires.<br /><br />There were similar scenes in Croatia where heavy rains triggered flooding and brought traffic to a standstill in several coastal towns.<br /><br />Intense straight line winds in Zadar, Croatia, during the storm that dumped 250+ mm of rain. <br /><br /> pic.twitter.com/257ZxYaH95— Abraham Jr. ® (@torrea40) September 12, 2017<br />
