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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.

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1 FLASH FLOODS IN KRYMSK, RUSSIA LITTLE OR NO WARNING FOR THE WORST FLOOD DISASTER SINCE 2002 JULY 8, 2012 More lectures at Disasters Supercourse - Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

2 LOCATION MAP

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

4 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

5 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.

6 KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD; JULY 8, 2012

7 KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD

8 KRYMSK: FLASH FLOOD

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