July 27, 2008 (13 images)

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (C) talks with flood victims during his visit to Poberezhya village in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the Ukraine on July 27, 2008. At least 16 people in western Ukraine and Romania have died as a result of the floods. (UPI Photo/Mykhailo Markiv/Government Handout)

2 boys float on a flooded street in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the Ukraine on July 27, 2008. At least 16 people in western Ukraine and Romania have died as a result of the floods. (UPI Photo/Mykhailo Markiv/Government Handout)

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko (2nd L) visits a town affected by floods in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the Ukraine on July 27, 2008. At least 16 people in western Ukraine and Romania have died as a result of the floods. (UPI Photo/Mykhailo Markiv/Government Handout)

Gert Steegmans of Belgium celebrates his final stage victory during the Tour de France in Paris on July 27, 2008. Carlos Sastre of Spain, previously a five-time top-ten finisher of the race, won the overall title for the first time. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)