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Death toll rises to 22 in Ukraine flooding

UkrainKiev/Chisinau  - The known death toll from some of the worst flooding in a century in the Ukraine and Moldova rose to 22 as the two countries battled on Monday to control the damage.

Ukrainian television showed images of rivers overflowing embankments, and two critical hydroelectric dams under threat of collapse due to still-rising waters.

Close to 20,000 persons were temporarily homeless, having been evacuated from the hardest-hit areas concentrated along the Dniestr River flood plain, and the Carpathian Mountain section of Ukraine, officials from the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) said.

Moldova floats offer of extensive autonomy to Transnistria

Chisinau, Moldova - A senior Moldovan official on Tuesday floated an offer of extensive autonomy to the renegade province Transnistria, in a unprecedented bid to end one of the world's most intract

Moldova to restart talks with renegade province after two year halt

Moldova MapChisinau, Moldova - Moldova will restart talks with its renegade province Transnistria a

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