http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18751198
"At least 78 people have been killed after torrential rains leading to
flash floods swept through parts of the south Russian Krasnodar region.
Reports said the floods came at night without warning, catching local
residents by surprise.
Crude oil shipments from the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk have suspended.
Officials say emergency teams have been sent from Moscow by plane and
helicopter.
Television pictures showed people scrambling onto their rooftops to escape.
At least 67 people including a 10-year-old boy died in the town of
Krymsk, at least nine in Gelendzhik and two in Novorossiisk.
Hundreds of properties have been flooded and the Krasnodar-Novorossiisk
road was cut. The transport system in the region is said to have collapsed.
A statement by the Krasnodar regional administration said altogether
13,000 people had been affected by the floods."