Perilous Times and Climate Change
Floods in Russia's south kill 11 people
October 17, 2010 - 5:59AM
AP
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia, Oct 16 AP - Floods in southern Russia have
killed 11 people, and three are missing, authorities say.
Two days of heavy rain in the Krasnodar region caused a mountain river
to burst its banks, sending torrents of water down the mountains onto
villages.
Local Emergency Ministry spokesman Roman Kravchenko said three of the
11 killed were elderly people trapped in their houses. Two more were
found dead in a sewer hole.
About 160 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday, but as the
rain stopped on Saturday they headed back home to take stock of the
damage, the spokesman said.
Authorities say heavy rain also caused mudslides in the mountains,
blocking several sections of the North Caucasian railway.