Dzhubga settlement, Tuapse District, Krasnodar Territory. Dzhubga River, October 18, 2010. Photo by the "Caucasian Knot"

18 October 2010, 23:00

Flood in Krasnodar Territory: residents rebuild homes, forecasters predict new emergencies

The authorities of the Tuapse District, Krasnodar Territory, which was affected by severe flooding on October 16, are calculating the caused damage. According to preliminary data, it will be in hundreds of millions roubles. Residents of the district have already begun rebuilding their homes. However, the local Ministry for Emergencies (MfE) has announced a new emergency warning about possible new emergencies.

The "Caucasian Knot" has already reported that heavy rains fell in the Kuban River region at night on September 16. According to the regional MfE, in total, seven rural villages and 17 settlements in the district were flooded. Monday, October 18, was announced a day of mourning in the Tuapse District.

At the moment, MfE confirms loss of 13 persons, although previously the reported figure was 14. Most of the casualties are women; 12 bodies have been identified at the moment.

"They are all locals," the ICPO (Investigatory Committee at the Prosecutor's Office) of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory reports. "One woman, who had supposedly come from another district, is not identified; 9 more persons are registered as missing."

On October 16, some 300 persons, including 70 children, were evacuated from the disaster zone.

In total, 26 persons addressed for help to medical institutions of Tuapse: 25 were diagnosed hypothermia, and one man had a blunt abdominal trauma.

The emergency occurred at night; and many residents lost orientation and tried to save as they could. For example, in the Kirpichny village, as eyewitnesses told, one of local residents spent several hours on top of an old chestnut in his own yard.

Several thousand residents of six settlements of the Tuapse District are still without electricity. Partially, the settlements and villages of Novomikhailovsky, Octiabrskiy, Nadzhigo, Shepsi, Kitpichnoe and Goitkh are de-energized.

Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev ordered Viktor Basargin, Minister for Regional Development, to devise measures in support of flood victims. The authorities of the Krasnodar Territory also promise help to damaged communities.

In its turn, the administration of the Tuapse District intends to allocate money for casualties' funeral.

Meanwhile, according to the MfE, the water level in rivers of the Kuban River basin may rise again in the next two days.

Author: Natalia Dorokhina Source: CK correspondent

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