Storm Triggers Flooding in Southern Russia’s Sochi

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Storm Triggers Flooding in Southern Russia’s Sochi

Heavy rain caused a river to overflow in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, causing widespread floods in residential areas, media reported Wednesday.

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A strong storm began in Sochi on the night of December 18. Water from the Herota River flooded houses on several streets and in the village of Matsesta, and lights were cut off in some districts of Adler. Other rivers also overflowed: in Kudepsta, cars were demolished by a stream of water. Authorities blocked the Sochi-Adler and others road due to landslides

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Storm triggers flooding in Sochi, Russia - month's worth of rain in a day

Heavy rain caused a river to overflow in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, causing widespread floods in residential areas, media reported Wednesday. The storm was forecast to pummel the city of 450,000, as well as the wider region in southern Russia, for several days, bringing with it thunderstorms, hail, strong wind gusts and snow. Meteorologists said one month's worth of precipitation fell in Sochi over the past day. Sochi's Kherota River ov…

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Flooding caused serious destruction in several areas of Sochi

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In Sochi, on the night of December 18, after heavy rains, the Herota River overflowed its banks and flooded the federal highway and city streets. According to TASS, citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Krasnodar Territory, by morning, the water level in the river had risen to the level of a dangerous phenomenon.