Krasnodar residents criticized the authorities' attempt to explain the cause of the flooding.

Storm drains in Krasnodar were built according to Soviet regulations, which allowed for street flooding during excessive rainfall, the deputy mayor stated. Residents of Krasnodar pointed out that the neighborhoods where flooding regularly occurs were built in the post-Soviet era, commenting on his words on social media.

According to the "Caucasian Knot," some streets in Krasnodar were flooded after heavy rainfall. Residents attributed this to inoperative storm drains. Utility services are ignoring requests from residents for water pumping, complained residents, commenting on the authorities' flood response report on social media. They called on officials to bring in additional manpower and increase the number of motor pumps.

Krasnodar Duma Deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Alexander Safronov posted a video on his Instagram page* on June 16 in which he asked the city administration why a state of emergency had not been declared in the city due to the flooding.

"Residents of several districts are collecting signatures for the city to declare [a state of emergency]," he said in the video.

According to Safronov, Krasnodar Deputy Mayor Vladimir Arkhipov explained that the street flooding occurs because the storm drain system was built during the Soviet era, and that the regulations in effect at the time And flooding was permitted by regulations.

To support his claims, the deputy included an audio recording with a voice resembling Arkhipov's in the published video. "Regarding the state of emergency—the mayor makes those decisions, I don't. I disagree with you about how this happened, and that's how such flooding happened," the person whose voice is cited in the recording noted.

Most of the sewer system was built according to 1985 regulations governing storm drain design, which stipulate that flooding of roadways, parks, and other areas is permitted when precipitation exceeds the norm, he noted.

In Krasnodar, on June 12, more than a month's worth of precipitation fell in one hour, Arkhipov noted. "We got 88 mm of rain, while our June norm is 81 mm," he clarified.

This video was published on June 16 on the Instagram* page chp_krasnodar1, which has about 210,000 followers. As of 10:45 a.m. Moscow time on June 17, the post had 271 likes and 31 comments.

"A good attempt to shift responsibility to someone else who created it out of nothing, rather than trying to figure out the situation ourselves and make it even better," said user kes_cool_93_zakaz.

"So, why aren't they rebuilding it then, since there are already other GOSTs? The responsibility is on him anyway," said wasp236.

"If you can't fix it, leave. People will do it," wrote preziosoaleks.

"And what about the Egyptians? The USSR didn't even count on, let alone imagine, so many human anthills," he quipped. maxbond883. "Aha! It's not flooding exactly where the communists built," noted baranyuksuhoborova.

"Every year it's the same. And always like the first time. New buildings on Vostochny weren't built during the USSR, but for some reason the basements there float every year, and people walk knee-deep in water opposite Magnit. Muzykalny wasn't built 30 years ago either. Neither are other districts. We need to adequately plan infrastructure, and not hand out development rights left and right to everyone without prepared infrastructure and utilities," emphasized user sonish99.

"Previously, before building, specialists would check whether the site was suitable for construction," pointed out user ludachin61.

According to weather service "Caucasian Knot", today in Krasnodar there will be partly cloudy weather, the air temperature will be +28 degrees, and the wind speed will be two meters per second. On the night of June 18, light rain is expected, the air temperature will drop to +19 degrees, and the wind speed will remain the same. The weather service is a partnership project of the "Caucasian Knot" and Gismeteo. The service offers the ability to correct meteorological data for a more accurate forecast. The service is also available in a light version and Caucasian Knot apps for Android and AndroidGO.

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