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Mikhail Mordasov / AFP - Getty Images
A local man inspects his flooded house in the southern Russian town of Krymsk on Sunday. Russia on Sunday was reeling from devastating flash floods in its southern Krasnodar region where at least 150 people were killed and 29,000 remained without power in the region's worst natural disaster in history.
Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters
Local residents walk along a street, damaged by floods, in the town of Krymsk in Krasnodar region.
Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters
Reuters reports that survivors climbed trees to avoid the flooding:
Almost 30,000 homes were also without electricity and gas in a region that is Russia's traditional "bread basket," emergency officials said.
In Krymsk, where 139 people died, residents were without drinking water and the Health Ministry, concerned about potential infection from a local cemetery eroded by floodwaters, began vaccinating residents. Rains continued there on Sunday.
At right, A local resident walks near a vehicle damaged by floods in the town of Krymsk in Krasnodar region on Sunday. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered investigators to find out if enough was done to prevent 144 people being killed in floods in southern Russia after flying to the region to deal with the first big disaster of his new presidency.
Eduard Korniyenko / Reuters
Local residents work amidst the debris of a house, damaged by floods, in the town of Krymsk in Krasnodar region.
Mikhail Mordasov / AFP - Getty Images
Friends and relatives cry next to the body of Petr Ostapenko, 35, who was killed during floods in the village of Moldavskoe, 5 km from the southern Russian town of Krymsk on Sunday.
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Seeing photos like this help you put things in perspective. I'm pretty well off where I live thank God.
You think you have had a bad day.
This is sad. What caused the flood? God bless the vicitms and their loved ones.
Water.
That poor man in the picture. All his worldly belongings covered in mud :)
At least he is still alive to rebuild. Worldly belongings can be replaced
All my thoughs and prayers go out to the victims of this terrible disaster
These people have lived through the worst hardships in human history; they have suffered the direct yoke of tyranny from Communist Oppression; yet they still have a tender heart and shed tears for their friends and family. These people know hardship and know what causes it.
One wonders whether or not this flood could have been prevented or predicted. These people will find out, they will fix it and they will rebuild their lives. These people are strong from within. God Bless them and their families.