Two residents of Jeddah killed during flooding
At least two people have been killed by electric shock during flood in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The authorities advised residents of the cities of Jeddah and Mecca not leave their houses …
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Earthquake tremors recorded near coast of Turkey
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, earthquake tremors with magnitude of 4.2 have been fixed near the coast. The epicenter of the tremors was located about 26 kilometers to southwest of Istanbul. The …
Traffic restored on Georgian Military Highway, Ministry of Emergeny situations reports
The Georgian Military Highway has reopened for vehicular traffic. ‘’The Georgian Military Highway opened in full from 16:30 MSK,’’ the Ministry of Emergency Situations of North Ossetia reported. …
Georgian government to compensate for damage caused by weather
The Georgian authorities will estimate and compensate for the damage caused by strong winds, rain, snow and flooding. This statement was made by Georgian Finance ...
Landslide in Sochi
A landslide has destroyed a water supply system in Sochi. As a result, 4 villages and 8 streets of the city were left without water. According to Tass, socially important objects are being …
Media: 15 people have died in flooding in Iran
According to local mass media, at least 15 people have become victims in Iran due to pouring rains. 13 people lived in the province of Hormozgan in the south part of the country, where …
Two people become victims of mudslide in Turkey
According to the Department of Emergency Situations of the country, 2 people have died in the Turkish province of Ardvin near Borçka due to a mudslide. Another 11 people were injured and brought to …
Sochi Airport overcomes bad weather
The Sochi International Airport has returned to normal mode, the press service of the company ‘Basel Aero’ reports. During the first half of the day, the airport didn’t receive …
Earthquake in Stavropol Territory
An earthquake occurred in Stavropol Territory tonight. Residents of all areas of the Mickhaylovsk, Nevinnomyssk and Kavminvod regional centers could feel earth tremors. According to …
Lightning kills 3 soldiers in Hakkari
Lightning has killed 3 soldiers and another 11 have been injured in the Yüksekova district of the Turkish province of Hakkari, located in the south-east of the country. The servicemen …
Railway in Sochi continues its work after mudslide
The movement of trains has been resumed in the area of Sochi. The consequences of tonight’s mudslide, which came down to the railtracks at 18:50 MSK in the area of Dagomys-Loo, have been eliminated, North ...
Sochi residents warned about threat of tornadoes
Tornadoes are expected in Sochi in the next few hours. All local emergency services have been brought to a higher state of readiness, the press service of the city administration reported.
Forest fire near Chernobyl nuclear power plant
A forest is burning in the exclusion zone near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said. "Right now they cannot provide any information, but the situation is under control," Gazeta.ru cited the …
Forest on fire near Gelendzhik
This morning firefighters managed to localize and fully extinguish a fire raging in a forest near Gelendzhik covering an area of 1.8 hectares. The fire started yesterday evening near the hamlet of Betta, the firefighters were fighting with it …
Thousands of Kuban residents remain without electricity due to strong winds
According to the regional EMERCOM, hurricane winds have remained about 6 thousand residents of the Mostovskoye district in the Krasnodar region without electricity. Power lines, roofs and private …
Kerch ferry closed due to bad weather again
According to the website of the Crimean government, the Kerch ferry has been closed again because of the worsening of weather conditions. "Due to the worsening of weather conditions the work …
State of emergency lifted in Krasnodar Territory
Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov said that the state of emergency imposed on the city due to a flood was lifted in Krasnodar Territory, remaining in the Adlersky, Khotinsky and Lazarevsky Districts, TASS reports. Specialists of the
Sochi assesses damaged caused by flood
The damage caused by floods in Sochi totals about 200-300 million rubles, says Acting Governor of Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev, TASS reports. About 750 houses were damaged. All people suffering from the floods will …
First victim of Sochi floods found
The body of a man aged 35-40 has been found in the Adlersky District of Sochi. He is being identified, TASS reports. Sochi has recently been hit by heavy rain, with a mean annual rainfall falling in two months. The water level on the
Storm warning declared in Sochi
A storm warning has been declared in Sochi. Forecasts say that Krasnodar Territory may be hit by heavy rain, strong winds, flood and hail that may cause mudslides, power outages, and damage to roofs, social facilities and roads, TASS reports. …
