Five people in eastern Romania have been found dead after torrential rainstorms left scores of people stranded in flooded areas Rescue services scrambled to save 95 people in the hard-hit eastern counties of Galati and Vaslui The bodies of three elderly women and two men were found in the localities of Pechea the Department for Emergency Situations said Authorities later added that it was determined one of the victims had been dead for two days and “did not die due to the effects of the weather” but from other causes Emergency authorities released video footage that showed a team of rescuers evacuating an elderly man on a small lifeboat before carrying him to safety A Black Hawk helicopter was deployed to Galati to help with the search and rescue missions The storms battered 19 localities in eight counties in Romania with strong winds downing dozens of trees that damaged cars and blocked roads and traffic Authorities sent text message alerts to residents to warn them of adverse weather as emergency services rushed to remove floodwaters from homes The stormy weather comes as several central European nations anticipate severe flooding forecast to hit the Czech Republic President Donald Trump wants to turn Alcatraz more than 60 years after the California island fortress was shut down as too costly suddenly is needed to house America’s “most ruthless and violent” criminals It's where the government sent notorious gangsters Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly as well as lesser-known men who were considered too dangerous to lock up elsewhere we did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals and keep them far away from anyone they could harm That’s the way it’s supposed to be,” Trump said Sunday on his Truth Social site Alcatraz is in San Francisco Bay off the coast of San Francisco and visible from the Golden Gate Bridge It is best known for its years as a federal prison President Millard Fillmore in 1850 declared the island for public purposes Confederates were housed there during the Civil War the government decided that it needed a place to hold the worst criminals and Alcatraz became the choice for a prison one that would prohibit constant communication with the outside world by those confined within its walls,” the park service said “Although land in Alaska was being considered the availability of Alcatraz Island conveniently coincided with the government’s perceived need for a high security prison.” The remoteness eventually made it impractical Everything from food to fuel had to arrive by boat “The island had no source of fresh water,” according to the US Bureau of Prisons “so nearly one million gallons of water had to be barged to the island each week.” The cost to house someone there in 1959 was $10.10 a day compared with $3 at a federal prison in Atlanta It was cheaper to build a new prison from scratch many prisoners tried to get out: 36 men attempted 14 separate escapes into the bay Nearly all were caught or didn’t survive the cold water and swift current “Escape from Alcatraz,” a 1979 movie starring Clint Eastwood leaving behind handmade plaster heads with real hair in their beds to fool guards no credible evidence emerged to suggest the men were still alive either in the US or overseas,” the FBI said A national park Alcatraz became part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and was opened to the public in 1973 The park service says the island gets more than 1 million visitors a year who arrive by ferry Visitors can see the cells where prisoners were held Voters in the northern Romanian village of Draguseni would be forgiven for thinking they had triple vision when they went to the polls to elect a mayor on Sunday. Three of the five names on the ballot were the same. The victorious Vasile, incumbent mayor of the village of 2,700 inhabitants, stated he was convinced his namesakes had been hoping to be confused with him. To prevent any uncertainty, he added "Lica" to his name on his ID card a few months before the election "to help people distinguish" between the three, he said. In the end, voters appeared to be in no doubt about which Vasile Cepoi they wanted as their leader, re-electing Vasile Lica Cepoi with 82 percent of votes. "I'm sure that people voted in full knowledge of the facts," Cepoi said. "My reelection was not a matter of chance." 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