Bangladesh,
India - now it is Russia’s turn to be hit by deadly floods caused by torrential
rain. At least 170 people have been
killed in the Krasnodar region, way down in the country’s deep south.
11 inches of rain fell in just one
night, bringing the worst flash floods in living memory, and forcing many
people to shelter on roofs or in trees, as more than 5,000 homes were flooded.
Most of the deaths happened in and
around the town of Krymsk, but deaths were also reported from the Black Sea
resort of Gelendzhik and the port town of Novorossiysk. Local people complained that they were given
little or no warning.
Activists have
blamed the ferocity of the flood on the opening of sluice gates at the local
reservoir, though the authorities have denied this. Now President Putin has ordered an inquiry
into the causes of the disaster.
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