More than 5,000 troops will arrive in Russia’s southern city of Krymsk on Monday to assist with a clean-up operation following deadly flash floods that hit the area earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.
The floods, which swept through three cities in southern Russia, including Krymsk, on July 7,killed 171 people and deluged 7,000 homes, causing massive damage to the gas, electricity and water supplies and road and rail links. Most of the deaths occurred in Krymsk.
