Mihai Nica is a correspondent for RFE/RL's Romanian Service.
Two days after heavy rain flooded two counties in eastern Romania, many areas remain inundated and people are struggling to take stock of the damage.
More than 100,000 Romanian public-school teachers went on strike on May 22, citing stagnant wages and crumbling facilities. Parents and students worry they will be affected by indefinite school shutdowns but many say they sympathize on the wage issue.
