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| Duration: | Began on 7 July 2012 |
| Fatalities: | 171 |
| Areas affected: | Krasnodar Krai,Russia |
The 2012 Russian floods occurred in southwest Russia in early July, mainly in Krasnodar Krai. The equivalent of five months of rain fell overnight in some southern parts of the country according to the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia. 152 people have died during the floods.[1][2][3] Russian police said the floods have damaged the homes of nearly 13,000 people. According to the governor of Krasnodar Krai, Alexander Tkachyov, "there was nothing of the kind for the last 70 years".[1]
[edit]Response
In response Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has set up a commission to help the victims.[4] On 7 July, Russian President, Vladimir Putin arrived to the area and held a meeting with the representatives of all the services involved in search operations and tackling the consequences of the disaster, and then left to Gelendzhik which also suffered seriously.[5] Earlier on the same day, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov said those people whose houses were totally destroyed by the floods will receive 100,000 rubles compensation (about $3,000), and that 50,000 rubles ($1,500) will be paid to the residents whose dwellings had been damaged. Approximately 5,200 homes have affected by the disaster.[6]
On 8 July, President Putin signed a presidential decree declaring 9 July a day of mourning in Russia for the victims of a bus crash in Ukraine and the devastating floods. "Cultural organizations, and also state television channels, have been recommended to refrain from demonstrating entertainment programs" the press office said in a statement. Under the presidential decree, state flags in Russia and in its overseas missions will be flown half-mast on 9 July owing to the Day of Mourning.[7]
The head of the liberal opposition Yabloko party, Sergey Mitrokhin, said on his Twitter feed that local activists had blamed the ferocity of the flood on the opening of sluice gates at a reservoir but Krasnodar's regional administration dismissed the allegation as "absolute nonsense", RIA Novosti news agency said.[8] There are no controllable sluice gates in the nearby Neberdzhaevskoe reservoir.[9]
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