On Sunday, August 15, as a result of heavy rains, such popular Russian resorts as Gelendzhik and Anapa. People are being evacuated.
About it informs Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.
According to the ministry, everything is flooded 24 settlements, was evacuated 1,531 people, including 991 children.
“In the cities of Anapa, Krymsk and Temryuk, operational groups, an airmobile group and a consolidated detachment of the Main Directorate are working, the calculation of unmanned aerial systems is used, the work of the operational headquarters of the Main Directorate is organized.”, – the message says.
In addition, in Gelendzhik, people were warned of a possible emergency, sirens were turned on.
At the same time, in Anapa the waters are already waist-deep, in places even deeper.
“People are being evacuated by the Emergencies Ministry and volunteers, but there are not enough boats for everyone: some have to get out of the damaged houses on their own. Also, because of the downpours, the roads again flooded: on the federal highway “Novorossiysk – Kerch” – a gigantic traffic jam. There is also pandemonium at local airports – for the second day, tourists are trying to fly from Anapa, “ – write in the Telegram channel Readovka.
The Russian Emergencies Ministry warns that there will be a squall and heavy rainfall on August 16 in the eastern and southeastern regions of the region.
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