Four people died when residential buildings were flooded in the Tuapse region

Kuban, where a month ago during a flood in Krymsk killed 168 people and damaged 7 thousand residential buildings, was again under water. In the Tuapse region, due to heavy rains, the Nechepsukho River overflowed its banks, flooding 600 houses in the resort village of Novomikhailovsky. According to preliminary data, four people died. Larger casualties were avoided thanks to the actions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which, unlike Krymsk, managed to notify residents about the flood.

Flooding of the resort village of Novomikhailovsky in the Tuapse region occurred on Wednesday night. According to the local Ministry of Emergency Situations, due to heavy rains and a tornado, the water level in the Nechepsukho River rose by 2.5 m, as a result of which the reservoir overflowed its banks and flooded 600 houses in Novomikhailovsky. A hospital, a school and the Dzhubga-Sochi highway were also flooded. In Novomikhailovsky, during a walk through the courtyards, the bodies of four dead were found in a parked car. As reported, the All-Russian children's center "Orlyonok", located next to the village, was not damaged. The Ministry of Emergency Situations involved 609 people and 113 pieces of equipment in eliminating the consequences of the flood.

Let us remember that in July Kuban was already in a flood zone caused by heavy rains. In Krymsk, Gelendzhik and Novorossiysk, 168 people died as a result of the disaster, and 7 thousand residential buildings were flooded. In the case of Novomikhailovsky, more widespread casualties were avoided thanks to the actions of the authorities, who managed to organize a warning to residents. A state of emergency was declared in the area at 1:20 am on Wednesday night. The press service of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reported that they sent warnings in advance to all municipalities about worsening weather. “When it started to rain, the head of the municipality carried out a warning: loud-speaking devices were on, the population was asked to leave their houses, and other recommendations were given,” the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. This department reported that a total of 30 people were evacuated from the village, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation clarified the information this morning, reporting on the evacuation of 1.5 thousand residents of Novomikhailovsky.

Let us note that after Krymsk, where President Vladimir Putin criticized his subordinates for not providing assistance quickly enough to the victims, the flood in the Tuapse region caused an immediate reaction from authorities at all levels. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations sent an Il-76 with 26 rescuers from the Leader squad on board from the airport in Ramenskoye to the disaster area. The head of the department, Vladimir Puchkov, personally held a meeting of the operational headquarters in the morning on the situation in the village, instructing them to help primarily elderly and lonely people, as well as to organize the supply of drinking water. (The administration of the Tuapse region has already reported that 10 tons of bottled water are ready for the victims.) And the governor of the Krasnodar Territory, Alexander Tkachev, wrote in his microblog that “the warning system worked well” and “the evacuation was carried out on time.” However, Mr. Tkachev wrote this even before the information about the four dead was received.

Alexander Voronov

Kuban is again in the flood zone