Floods and Dam Break in Russia's Dagestan Kill Three, Thousands Evacuated
Heavy rains in Russia's Dagestan republic led to a dam wall breaking, causing floods that killed three people and necessitated the evacuation of 4,000 residents.
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Floods kill 3 in Russia, thousands evacuated after dam wall breaks in Dagestan
A woman and her daughter died and 4,000 people had to be evacuated when a dam wall broke in Russia’s Dagestan republic in the south of the country following heavy rain, the Civil Protection Ministry reported on Monday. Another person died in a landslide, authorities said. Around 2,000 homes were flooded in the Derbent region on the Caspian Sea. The bodies of the woman and her daughter, a child, were found, but other people remain missing. Social media videos showed flooded villages and highwa...
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