A rise in river water levels to critical levels has been recorded in several regions of Kuban.

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River water levels have risen in several regions of the Krasnodar Krai due to melting snow, with flooding occurring in Novorossiysk.

The Krasnodar Krai emergency response center reported rising water levels in several rivers to unfavorable levels.

In particular, according to the emergency response center, water levels in the Afips River in the Seversky District have risen to unfavorable levels, while in Goryachiy Klyuch, water levels in the Kaverza River have risen to unfavorable levels. Elevated water levels have also been recorded in the Psekups and Chepsi Rivers. River levels have also risen in Sochi and the Apsheronsky and Belorechensky districts, but have not yet reached unfavorable levels, according to a report published on January 24.

Earlier, the task force reported that melting snow had caused water levels to rise in the Gorny hamlet and the village of Myskhako in Novorossiysk. Flooding was also recorded in the inner-city districts of Tsemdolino, Glebovsky, and Kirillovka.

In Gelendzhik, water levels rose high in the Mezyb River near the village of Divnomorskoye, in the Dzhankhot River near the village of Praskoveyevka, and in the Yashamba River near the village of Vinogradnoye. River water levels are also rising without reaching unfavorable levels in the Abinsky and Krymsky districts and the Tuapse municipal district.

In Krasnodar, 52 units of specialized equipment will be deployed to eliminate possible flooding due to melting snow, Kommersant reports, citing the city administration's press service.

35 vehicles and 17 motor pumps are already working on Yesenin, Musorgsky, Avtomobilnaya, and other streets to pump out water. Utilities are monitoring the streets for flooding.

Previously, "Kavkazsky Knot" reported that river waters rose in the Tuapse district and Goryachiy Klyuch last August, flooding residential buildings and streets. Authorities reported the evacuation of residents. Several bridges were also destroyed, and three villages were without power.