The government introduced a state of emergency in Gelendzhik due to heavy rains. According to the recent data, more than a thousand households have been flooded, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the regional representative of the Emergency Situations Ministry.
Previously, the southern regional center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations warned of heavy showers expected in the Krasnodar territory in the coming hours, and possible emergency situations associated with them.
The governor of the region, Alexander Tkachev, wrote in his microblog on Twitter on Friday that operational headquarters had been created in the city, 30 teams were formed to cope with the emergency situation.
As VK previously reported, five people were killed from electrical shock.
