Man has struggled with floods throughout his entire existence, and many such natural disasters have occurred over its centuries-old history. In Russia, between 40 and 68 crisis floods occur annually.
Floods with catastrophic consequences on the territory of modern Russia over the past 20 years have occurred:
In 1994, in Bashkiria, the Tirlyansky reservoir dam broke and an abnormal release of 8.6 million cubic meters of water occurred. 29 people died, 786 were left homeless. There were 4 settlements in the flood zone, 85 residential buildings were completely destroyed;
In 1998, near the city of Lensk in Yakutia, two ice jams on the Lena River caused the water to rise by 11 m. 97 thousand people were in the flood zone, 15 died;
In 2001, Lensk was again almost completely flooded due to flooding, which led to the death of 8 people. 5 thousand 162 houses were flooded; in total, over 43 thousand people suffered from the flood in Yakutia;
In 2001, in the Irkutsk region, due to heavy rains, a number of rivers overflowed their banks and flooded 7 cities and 13 districts (63 settlements in total). The city of Sayansk was especially affected. 8 people were killed, 300 thousand people were injured, 4 thousand 635 houses were flooded;
In 2001, there was a flood in the Primorsky Territory of the Russian Federation, as a result of which 11 people died and more than 80 thousand were injured. 625 square meters were flooded. kilometers of territory. 7 cities and 7 districts of the region were in the disaster zone, 260 km of roads and 40 bridges were destroyed;
In 2002, as a result of severe flooding in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation, 114 people died, of which 59 in the Stavropol Territory, 8 in Karachay-Cherkessia, 36 in the Krasnodar Territory. In total, more than 330 thousand people were affected. 377 settlements were in the flood zone. 8 thousand residential buildings were destroyed, 45 thousand buildings, 350 km of gas pipelines, 406 bridges, 1.7 thousand km of roads, about 6 km of railway tracks, over 1 thousand were damaged. km of power lines, more than 520 km of water supply and 154 water intakes;
In 2002, a tornado and heavy rains hit the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar Territory. 15 settlements were flooded, including Krymsk, Abrau-Durso, Tuapse. Novorossiysk and the village of Shirokaya Balka suffered the greatest destruction. The disaster claimed the lives of 62 people. Almost 8 thousand residential buildings were damaged;
In 2004, as a result of floods in the southern regions of Khakassia, 24 settlements (1,077 houses in total) were flooded. 9 people died;
In 2010, a major flood occurred in the Krasnodar region caused by powerful torrential rains. 30 settlements were flooded in the Tuapse and Absheron regions and in the Sochi region. 17 people were killed, 7.5 thousand people were injured. As a result of the natural disaster, almost 1.5 thousand households were destroyed, of which 250 were completely destroyed;
In 2012, heavy rainfall led to the most destructive flood in the history of the Krasnodar region. 10 settlements were affected, including the cities of Gelendzhik, Novorossiysk, Krymsk, and the villages of Divnomorskoye, Nizhnebakanskaya, Neberdzhaevskaya and Kabardinka. The main blow of the disaster fell on the Krymsky region and directly on Krymsk. As a result of the flood, 168 people died, of which 153 people were in Krymsk, three in Novorossiysk, 12 in Gelendzhik. 53 thousand people were recognized as affected by the disaster, of which 29 thousand completely lost their property. 7.2 thousand were flooded. residential buildings, of which over 1.65 thousand households were completely destroyed.
Around the world you can note:
December 1999 - Severe flooding in Venezuela was caused by rain that continued for a week. A state of emergency was declared in 5 northwestern states and the Federal Capital District. The death toll, according to Western news agencies, exceeded 10 thousand people;
February - March 2000 - The largest flood in Mozambique was caused by Cyclone Eline. The disaster destroyed hundreds of thousands of houses, huge areas of farmland and caused the death of more than 700 people. About 2 million people, more than 10% of the country's population, were left homeless as a result of the floods;
March 2000 - In Hungary, heavy rains and melting snow caused one of the worst floods in many years. A state of emergency was declared in the eastern regions of the country. More than 200 thousand hectares of land were under water;
September 2000 - in India, the cause of a natural disaster was prolonged and very heavy monsoon rains, which caused a ten-meter rise in water in the rivers. The death toll in the Indian states of West Bengal and Bihar has reached almost 800. In total, up to 15 million people were affected. About 600 settlements were flooded, crops and food storage facilities were completely destroyed;
October 2000 - an emergency in Vietnam was caused by the worst floods in the country's history. Heavy rains in southern Vietnam continued for more than 2 months. The water level in the Mekong River within the city of Ho Chi Minh City exceeded the permissible level and reached 1.26 m. According to official data, 727 people died as a result of the floods, including 239 children. About 45 thousand families were evacuated;
August 2002 - Heavy rains in the summer in northern and central Europe caused catastrophic flooding in August. 250,000 people were directly affected;
2005 - Hurricane Katrina in the United States causes widespread flooding in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The levees around New Orleans, Louisiana were breached and the entire city was flooded, causing much of the city's population to be evacuated. 1193 people died;
May 2008 - Cyclone Nargis floods the Ayeyarwaddy Delta in Myanmar, the largest cyclone ever recorded in the Bay of Bengal. The United Nations reported that 2.4 million people were affected, with about 146,000 dead or missing;
2008 - Haiti. Four tropical disasters - tropical storm Fay, hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike, which occurred within 1 month, caused flooding that led to the death of 425 people, destroyed crops throughout the country, up to 600,000 people require international assistance;
2009 - in the Philippines, after two tropical downpours within a week, mudflows and severe flooding occur. The President declares a national disaster. At least 3 million people were affected and more than 540 died;
2009 - Samoa Islands. An earthquake in the sea led to the formation of a wave up to 6 m in height, which washed away all villages up to 1 km inland on the coast of Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, on the Pacific Islands, killing more than 189 people;
July - August 2010 - About 2,000 people died in Pakistan. The flood caused a mass exodus of spiders: they fled from the flow of water on the trees, entangling their crowns with a thick layer of cobwebs, giving the coastal landscapes an ominous look;
July 2011 - January 2012 - Thailand was flooded for six months, entire provinces went under water. The flood claimed the lives of more than 600 people.
On September 23, 1924, one of the largest floods in the history of the city occurred in Leningrad. Then the water in the river rose almost 4 meters. Diletan. media recalled other cases of large-scale floods in the history of Russia.
1824
Even before the founding of St. Petersburg in 1691, a major flood occurred in the Neva delta. At that time, this territory was under the control of the Kingdom of Sweden. According to some reports, that year the water level in the Neva reached 762 cm. Since 1703, when the city was founded, more than 300 floods have been recorded (water rise of more than 160 cm), of which 210 with a rise of more than 210 cm. The largest one occurred in November 1824. Then the water level in the Neva and its canals rose more than 4 meters above the normal level (ordinary). According to various sources, from 200 to 600 people died. Material damage amounted to about 15-20 million rubles.
St. Petersburg flood of 1824, F. Ya. Alekseev
1908
One of the largest floods in Moscow occurred in April 1908. The water in the Moscow River rose by 8.9 m. The elements overcame the city until the middle of the 20th century, when the Istrinskoye, Mozhaiskoye, Ruzskoye and Ozerninskoye reservoirs were built, on which the river flow was regulated. After their appearance, major floods on the Moscow River stopped.
Flood of 1908. Sofia embankment
One of the largest floods in Moscow occurred in April 1908
1972
In the summer of 1971, due to intense rains in Buryatia, a catastrophic flood occurred on the Selenga River. The water level reached almost 8 m above normal. 6 districts with 57 settlements and a population of 56 thousand people were flooded. More than 3 thousand houses were destroyed, crops were flooded on an area of 73.8 thousand hectares. The damage caused amounted to $47 million.
1987
In 1987, the Chita region had to endure two floods - at the end of June and in July. Floods on the rivers of the Chita region, which arose due to heavy rains, were extraordinary both in the nature of their rise and intensity, and in their duration and simultaneous coverage of almost all areas of the region. In total, 16 areas were flooded, including the Chernyshevsk station, the village of Bukachach and 50 villages. The flood damaged 1.5 thousand houses, 59 bridges, 149 km of roads. Damage from floods amounted to 105 million rubles.
Floods in Moscow stopped after the construction of reservoirs
1990
In July 1990, Typhoon Robin came to the Primorsky Territory. More than two months' worth of precipitation fell in just a few days. A catastrophic flood occurred on the rivers of the region, which suddenly overflowed with rainwater. Vladivostok, Bolshoy Kamen and the Khasan and Nadezhdinsky districts were seriously affected by it. Over 800 thousand people found themselves in the disaster zone. The flood destroyed 730 houses, 11 schools, 5 kindergartens and nurseries, and 56 shops. 26 bridges on the roads were flooded and partially destroyed. The damage amounted to 280 million rubles.
1991
A catastrophic rain flood occurred on August 1 in the Western Caucasus, when the height of the flood wave reached 5-9 m. Due to heavy rains and a tornado, mudflows occurred in Sochi, Tuapse and Lazarevsky regions. In Sochi, 254 houses were flooded, 3 clinics were destroyed, dozens of enterprises and a road bridge were flooded. More than 6 thousand tons of petroleum products spilled at the Tuapse oil refinery. 30 people died from the rampant disaster. The city of Tuapse alone suffered damage worth $144 million, and the entire Krasnodar Territory - about $300 million.
1993
In June 1993, a blind earthen dam of the Kiselevskoye Reservoir broke out near the city of Serov, Sverdlovsk Region. The flood affected 6.5 thousand people, 15 people died. The total material damage amounted to 63 billion rubles.
Flood in the Sverdlovsk region
year 2001
The largest flood in the history of Yakutia occurred in May 2001. It was popularly dubbed the “Lena Flood.” The flood occurred due to unprecedented ice jams on the Lena. The water level in the river exceeded the maximum flood level and reached 20 meters. Already in the first days, 98% of the territory of the city of Lensk was flooded. More than 3 thousand houses were destroyed, 30.8 thousand people were injured. The total damage amounted to 7 billion rubles.
The largest flood in the history of Yakutia is called the “Lena flood”
2002
In the summer of 2002, in the south of Russia, due to heavy rainfall, a major flood occurred, which affected 9 regions. The Stavropol Territory suffered the most. There were 377 settlements in the flood zone. The disaster destroyed more than 13 thousand houses, more than 40 thousand buildings were damaged. More than 100 people died. The total damage is estimated at 16-18 billion rubles.
Flood in 2002
2004
In April 2004, a flood occurred in the Kemerovo region due to rising levels of the local rivers Kondoma, Tom and their tributaries. More than six thousand houses were destroyed, 10 thousand people were injured, nine died. In the city of Tashtagol, located in the flood zone, and the villages closest to it, 37 pedestrian bridges were destroyed by flood waters, 80 kilometers of regional and 20 kilometers of municipal roads were damaged. The disaster also disrupted telephone communications. The damage, according to experts, amounted to 700-750 million rubles.
year 2012
On July 6-7, 2012, heavy rainfall in the Krasnodar region led to the most destructive flood in the entire history of the region. The main blow of the disaster fell on the Krymsky district and directly on Krymsk, a city with a population of 57 thousand people. As a result of the flood in Krymsk, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 171 people died. 53 thousand people were recognized as victims of the disaster, of which 29 thousand lost property. Over 7 thousand private households and 185 apartment buildings were destroyed. Energy, gas and water supply systems, road and rail traffic were disrupted. Experts gave this flood the status of outstanding, and foreign media described it as a flash flood - sudden. The total damage from the flood is estimated at approximately 20 billion rubles.
Krymsk
year 2013
At the end of the summer of 2013, a powerful flood hit the Far East, which led to the largest flood in the region in the last 115 years. It covered five subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District, the total area of flooded territories was more than 8 million square meters. km.
Amur region
In total, 37 municipal districts, 235 settlements and more than 13 thousand residential buildings were flooded. Over 100 thousand people were affected. The most affected were the Amur Region, which was the first to receive the blow of the disaster, the Jewish Autonomous Region and the Khabarovsk Territory.
1. St. Petersburg flood, 1824, about 200-600 dead. On November 19, 1824, a flood occurred in St. Petersburg, which killed hundreds of people and destroyed many houses. Then the water level in the Neva River and its canals rose 4.14 - 4.21 meters above the normal level (ordinary). St. Petersburg flood of 1824. Author of the painting: Fyodor Yakovlevich Alekseev (1753-1824).Before the flood began, it was raining and a damp and cold wind was blowing in the city. And in the evening there was a sharp rise in the water level in the canals, after which almost the entire city was flooded. The flood did not affect only the Liteinaya, Rozhdestvenskaya and Karetnaya parts of St. Petersburg. As a result, material damage from the flood amounted to about 15-20 million rubles, and about 200-600 people died. One way or another, this is not the only flood that occurred in St. Petersburg. In total, the city on the Neva was flooded more than 330 times. In memory of many floods in the city, memorial plaques have been installed (there are more than 20 of them). In particular, a sign is dedicated to the largest flood in the city, which is located at the intersection of the Kadetskaya Line and Bolshoy Prospekt of Vasilyevsky Island. Memorial plaque on the Raskolnikov House. Interestingly, before the founding of St. Petersburg, the largest flood in the Neva delta occurred in 1691, when this territory was under the control of the Kingdom of Sweden. This incident is mentioned in Swedish chronicles. According to some reports, that year the water level in the Neva reached 762 centimeters.
2. Flood in China, 1931, about 145 thousand - 4 million dead. From 1928 to 1930, China suffered from severe drought. But at the end of the winter of 1930, strong snowstorms began, and in the spring there were incessant heavy rains and a thaw, which caused the water level in the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers to rise significantly. For example, in the Yangtze River the water rose by 70 cm in July alone.
As a result, the river overflowed its banks and soon reached the city of Nanjing, which was at that time the capital of China. Many people drowned and died from waterborne infectious diseases such as cholera and typhus. There are known cases of cannibalism and infanticide among desperate residents. Flood victims, August 1931.
According to Chinese sources, about 145 thousand people died as a result of the flood, while Western sources claim that the death toll was between 3.7 million and 4 million. By the way, this was not the only flood in China caused by the waters of the Yangtze River overflowing its banks. Floods also occurred in 1911 (about 100 thousand people died), in 1935 (about 142 thousand people died), in 1954 (about 30 thousand people died) and in 1998 (3,656 people died).
3. Flood on the Yellow River, 1887 and 1938, about 900 thousand and 500 thousand dead, respectively. In 1887, heavy rain fell for many days in Henan Province, and on September 28, rising water in the Yellow River broke the dams. Soon the water reached the city of Zhengzhou, located in this province, and then spread throughout northern China, covering approximately 130,000 km².
The floods left about two million people homeless in China and killed an estimated 900,000 people. And in 1938, a flood on the same river was caused by the Nationalist government in Central China at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese War. This was done in order to stop Japanese troops rapidly advancing into central China. The flood was subsequently called "the largest act of environmental warfare in history." Thus, in June 1938, the Japanese took control of the entire northern part of China, and on June 6 they captured Kaifeng, the capital of Henan Province, and threatened to capture Zhengzhou, which was located near the intersection of the important Beijing-Guangzhou and Lianyungang-Xi'an railways. If the Japanese army had managed to do this, major Chinese cities such as Wuhan and Xi'an would have been under threat. In order to prevent this, the Chinese government in Central China decided to open dams on the Yellow River near the city of Zhengzhou. Water flooded the provinces of Henan, Anhui and Jiangsu adjacent to the river. Soldiers of the National Revolutionary Army during the flood on the Yellow River in 1938. The floods destroyed thousands of square kilometers of farmland and many villages. Several million people became refugees. According to initial data from China, about 800 thousand people drowned. However, these days, researchers studying the archives of the disaster claim that much fewer people died - about 400 - 500 thousand. Refugees who appeared after the 1983 flood.
Interestingly, the value of this Chinese government strategy has been questioned. Because according to some reports, Japanese troops at that time were far from the flooded areas. Although their advance on Zhengzhou was thwarted, the Japanese took Wuhan in October.
4. Flood of St. Felix, 1530, at least 100 thousand dead. On Saturday 5 November 1530, Saint Felix de Valois's day, most of Flanders, the historical region of the Netherlands, and the province of Zealand were washed away. Researchers believe that more than 100 thousand people died. Subsequently, the day when the disaster occurred began to be called Evil Saturday.
5. Burchardi flood, 1634, about 8-15 thousand dead. On the night of October 11–12, 1634, flooding occurred in Germany and Denmark as a result of a storm surge caused by hurricane winds. That night, dams broke in several places along the North Sea coast, flooding coastal towns and communities in North Friesland. Painting depicting the Burchardi flood.
According to various estimates, from 8 to 15 thousand people died during the flood. Maps of North Friesland in 1651 (left) and 1240 (right). Author of both maps: Johannes Mejer.
6. Flood of St. Mary Magdalene, 1342, several thousand. In July 1342, on the feast day of the Myrrh-Bearer Mary Magdalene (the Catholic and Lutheran churches celebrate it on July 22), the largest recorded flood in Central Europe occurred. On this day, the overflowing waters of the rivers Rhine, Moselle, Main, Danube, Weser, Werra, Unstrut, Elbe, Vltava and their tributaries flooded the surrounding lands. Many cities, such as Cologne, Mainz, Frankfurt am Main, Würzburg, Regensburg, Passau and Vienna, were seriously damaged. Danube River in Regensburg, Germany. Photo by: Karsten Dörre.
According to researchers of this disaster, a long hot and dry period was followed by heavy rains that fell for several days in a row. As a result, about half of the average annual precipitation fell. And since the extremely dry soil could not quickly absorb such an amount of water, surface runoff flooded large areas of the territory. Many buildings were destroyed and thousands of people died. Although the total number of deaths is unknown, it is believed that about 6 thousand people drowned in the Danube region alone. In addition, the summer of the following year was wet and cold, so the population was left without crops and suffered greatly from hunger. And on top of everything else, the plague pandemic, which passed through Asia, Europe, North Africa and the island of Greenland (Black Death) in the mid-14th century, reached its peak in 1348-1350, taking the lives of at least a third of the population of Central Europe. Illustration of the Black Death, 1411.
Large floods in Russia are rare, and yet every year the southeastern regions of the country suffer natural disasters in the form of rain and floods. Every year, thousands of people in one of the most influential countries in the world are forced to leave their homes and wait for help from the state, which is usually meager and does not cover all the costs associated with the disaster.
The most destructive floods in Russia
Statistics on floods and natural disasters in Russia are becoming more significant every year. This is due to global warming and the maximum amount of precipitation that usually falls over several days in some regions of the country. The largest floods in Russia took the lives of hundreds of people and deprived thousands of citizens of the country of their property.
In 2001, there was a flood in Yakutia. Eight people died, 43 thousand citizens were injured, 5 thousand houses were destroyed. The flood occurred due to an unprecedented ice jam on the Lena River.
In 2002, there was a flood in the south of the country, the Stavropol Territory was especially affected. This flood claimed the lives of 170 people. One hundred thousand people suffered material damage to one degree or another, and 44 thousand houses were flooded.
In 2004, there was a flood in the Kemerovo region due to the overflow of the local rivers Tom and Kondoma. Five people died, 10 thousand people were injured, 6 thousand houses were destroyed to one degree or another.
In 2010, 30 settlements were flooded in the Krasnodar Territory due to the overflow of mountain rivers. 17 people died. The state suffered damage of 2 billion rubles.
In 2012, one of the worst floods in Kuban occurred. As a result of heavy downpours, five months' worth of precipitation fell in just a few days. 171 people died, more than 30 thousand citizens were injured. The damage to the state amounted to 20 billion rubles.
Causes of the disaster
The total flood in Russia in 2015 prompted attempts to understand the situation. The fact that public utilities, police and city leaders, frankly speaking, come to a standstill after such cataclysms is understandable. After all, an emergency is a complex process that requires complete consolidation and coherence of the work of all city government bodies.
After the “epidemic” of floods, the deputy head of Hydromet commented on the situation and tried to justify his colleagues. After all, for the territory of Russia, flooding in the summer is the norm, and weather forecasters “predict” the weather very approximately. The cause of the current disaster was a cyclone that brought heavy rains and strong winds - the “successor” of Typhoon Goti. No one has said why storm sewers are not ready in many Russian cities.
Floods in Russia in 2015
According to forecasters from the domestic hydrometeorological center, precipitation for Russian latitudes is more a pattern than a rarity. It is quite difficult to predict summer showers and, as a result, floods due to the heterogeneous structure of clouds. It's nearly impossible to predict the position of every cloud, which is why meteorologists often use the term "spots" when reporting weather forecasts. A cloud can live from five minutes to several hours, and it is not possible to predict the state of each of them.
A similar situation occurred in the summer of 2015. Meteorologists outlined the flood areas in Russia with their inherent blurred boundaries, but no one predicted that a catastrophe would hit both capitals of the country.
This summer, heavy rains flooded the Krasnodar Territory, Moscow, Voronezh, Chelyabinsk, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Lipetsk, Kursk.
Flood in Sochi
One of the most catastrophic floods of this year in Russia occurred in the Olympic Sochi. On June 25, 2015, due to heavy rains and, as a result, increased water levels in nearby rivers, most areas of the city were flooded. Floods occur in Sochi every year, but the townspeople did not expect that after the construction of the Olympic storm drains, the city would be flooded on the same scale.
Another major financial adventure came to light in the midst of a natural disaster. On June 26, a state of emergency was declared. The city was paralyzed for several days. City transport did not function. In the airport building there was water at a level of 80 cm from the ground. Thanks to volunteers, utility workers and townspeople, casualties among the population were avoided.
Disaster in major cities of Russia
Flooding in Russia this summer in the country's megacities has caused major disputes between the state leadership and public utilities. This is not surprising, no matter how much the hydrometeorological center warns about the impending bad weather, no one is going to take any steps before the disaster. This happened at the end of June, when “Sochi” downpours hit several regions of the country, heavily watering the capital.
From June 26 to June 28, half of the monthly rainfall fell in Moscow. Utility workers dealt with the accumulation of water on city roads. Several metro stations were flooded.
On June 26, the same cyclone flooded the streets and buildings of Chelyabinsk, Voronezh, Lipetsk and Kursk. There were no casualties in the regions, but significant losses for the country's budget. Many government institutions and public utility construction sites were flooded. The cyclone flooded several streets of the Northern capital.
Latest flood in Russia
In early September 2015, a major flood occurred in Russia, and the Ussuri region suffered. The cause was Typhoon Goni, which had previously raged across Japan. It rained for several days, and two months' worth of precipitation fell. 10 thousand local residents were left without electricity. Eight districts of Ussuriysk were flooded, 300 people had to be evacuated. There were no reports of casualties among the population; volunteers and social services responded promptly, but the Ussuri Zoo lost 27 of its animals.
On July 20, a flood occurred in the Amur region. Due to the precipitation, the water in the Urkan River near the village of Ivanovka rose sharply. 149 private residential buildings were flooded, as well as the village administration, the House of Culture, a kindergarten, a post office, a boiler room and a first aid station. SmartNews has compiled a selection of the five biggest floods of the last 13 years.
More than 100 people were evacuated from a flooded village in the Amur region. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, residents of the village flooded by the river flood were taken by helicopter to the neighboring town of Zeya. The day before, the Urkan River overflowed its banks near the village of Ivanovka and flooded about 150 houses.
A state of emergency has been declared.
Unfortunately, floods often occur across Russia.
SmartNews presents a selection of the 5 largest floods since 2000.
year 2001. Flood in Yakutia
The largest flood in the history of Yakutia occurred in 2001. It was popularly dubbed the “Lena Flood.” The flood occurred due to unprecedented ice jams on the Lena River. 5 thousand houses suffered varying degrees of destruction, 8 people were killed, and 43 thousand residents were injured. According to expert estimates, the total damage amounted to 8 billion rubles.
2002 Flood in the South of Russia
Flooding in the Southern Federal District occurred due to heavy rainfall. It is considered the largest in terms of its destruction. As a result of the flood, about 170 people died, 100 thousand people suffered damage to one degree or another, and 44 thousand houses were flooded. The Stavropol Territory suffered the most, with 50 residents killed. The total amount of damage is 18 billion rubles.
2004 Flood in the south of the Kemerovo region
The flood in the Kemerovo region occurred due to a rise in the level of the local rivers Kondoma, Tom and their tributaries. More than 6 thousand houses were destroyed, 10 thousand people were injured and five died. The damage, according to experts, amounted to 700-750 million rubles.
2010 Overflow of mountain rivers in the Krasnodar region
As a result of heavy torrential rains in October 2010, there was a severe overflow of the Tuapsinka and Pshenakho mountain rivers in the Krasnodar Territory. 30 settlements in the Tuapse, Apsheron and Lazarevsky regions were affected. 17 people died. Experts estimated the total damage at 2 billion rubles. And Dmitry Medvedev demanded that infrastructure development be thought through in such a way as to prevent such situations from reoccurring.