Flood kills six people near Russian Black Sea resorts: agencies
A still image taken from a video footage shows a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Floods have killed at least six people near Russia's southern Black Sea coast, Interfax and other news agencies reported on Friday.
At least one other person was still missing after floodwaters, unleashed by torrential rain on Wednesday, hit more than a dozen towns and settlements near the coastal city of Tuapse, Interfax added.
"Six people were found during a search operation," an Emergency Ministry official told the agency.
A still image taken from a video footage shows vehicles driving along a street in a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TV
(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
A still image taken from a video footage shows vehicles driving along a street in a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TVA still image taken from the footage, released by Russia's Emergencies Ministry, shows a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. Russia's Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS TV ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.A still image taken from the footage, released by Russia's Emergencies Ministry, shows a bridge damaged by floodwaters in a settlement in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. Russia's Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS TV ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.A still image taken from a video footage shows a street in a settlement affected by floodwaters in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. Video footage taken October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TVA still image taken from a video footage shows emergency service workers standing on a bridge, which was damaged by floodwaters in a settlement in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TVA still image taken from a video footage shows emergency service workers unloading stones on a railway bridge following a recent flood in Krasnodar Region, Russia October 25, 2018. REUTERS/Reuters TV
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