Sunday 8 July 2012

150 dead in Russia's floods — 6 months' rain in two days


Digital Journal reported yesterday on the floods in Russia, which at that stage had taken 87 lives.

Russia's almost tsunami-like floods have taken the lives of 150 people and devastated the area. The floods are the worst in nearly a century and the death toll continues to climb.
Officials calculated that up to 12,000 people have been affected by this disaster and a state of emergency has been declared in Gelendzhik, Krymsk and Novorossiysk.
So far, 139 bodies have been recovered in Krymsk, a further nine in Gelendzhik and two in Novorossiysk. Over 130 people are currently in hospital with injuries caused by the flooding, including 14 children.
The flooding occurred in the aftermath of a giant storm that hit Krasnodar, which dropped almost six months' worth of rain on the region in just over two days... read more and watch videos.

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