Powerful tropical rain gets in Sochi and the surrounding area, causing partial flooding of the metropolis and surrounding settlements. Authorities said about introduction of state of emergency.

Sochi authorities have declared a state of emergency in connection with tropical rain, which flooded the metropolis. The disaster affected and 7 villages in the near vicinity. To the rescue of local residents attracted by intelligence agencies.

"Employees "Kuban-spas", UCSO the Russian emergencies Ministry and emergency metropolis Sochi evacuate inhabitants of our planet from rains flooded homes", - quotes "Interfax" the Deputy head of administration of the Adler district of Yaroslav Pavlovsky. Suffered the peace settlement, he said.

Rain violating auto and railway transport in the city and surrounding area, is reflected in the operation of the airport, who is forced to work in a busy schedule. About a full stop to his activities out of the question - the staff are correcting operation according to weather conditions.

"Work with passengers adepts of the airport and airlines. The flight status and weather situation is sounded every hour. At the present moment in Sochi airport waiting for my flight about a thousand passengers return flights airlines, sent to auxiliary airfields and changed the arrival time in consequence of bad weather", - told in Department of public relations "Basel Aero".

"In fact, the entire area of Krasnodar territory have covered the vast storm front. The atmosphere in Sochi has been made more complicated in the past watch the result of exceeding the maximum value of water in local rivers more than 1.2 meters," said the operator.
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