FLASH FLOODS IN KRYMSK, RUSSIA LITTLE OR NO WARNING FOR THE WORST FLOOD DISASTER SINCE 2002 JULY 8, 2012 More lectures at Disasters Supercourse - http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/collections/collection52.htm.

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FLASH FLOODS IN KRYMSK, RUSSIA LITTLE OR NO WARNING FOR THE WORST FLOOD DISASTER SINCE 2002 JULY 8, 2012 More lectures at Disasters Supercourse - http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/collections/collection52.htm Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

LOCATION MAP

Krymsk is about 200 km (120 miles) northwest of the Black Sea resort of Sochi where Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games

MONDAY, JULY 9 – A DAY OF MOURNING FOR FLOOD VICTIMS At least 171 died and 19,000 lost everything as torrential rains turned streets into muddy rivers as people were sleeping. NO WARNING People were forced to scramble onto roofs

MONDAY, JULY 9 – A DAY OF MOURNING FOR FLOOD VICTIMS President Putin ordered an inquiry, and authorities blamed (and fired) because they failed to warn sleeping residents.

KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD; JULY 8, 2012

KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD

KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD