Nearly a hundred people killed by floods in Russia

Flooding caused by torrential rains since Friday in the Russian region of Krasnodar, in the southwest, and have killed at least 99 people, according to the latest tally provided by the Russian Interior Ministry. Most of the victims, particularly 88, have lost their lives in the area of ​​Krimsk. To these are added together nine bodies found in Gelendzhik and two in Novorossiisk, to the Ministry and collects news agency RIA Novosti. The Emergencies Ministry has indicated that torrential rains have affected about 320 homes and caused 1,290 victims. While through a local government statement said that the floods have affected areas that reside around 13,000 people. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, has ordered the creation of a government commission "for the settlement of the effects of floods in the Krasnodar Territory," according to RIA Novosti. The Emergencies Ministry has warned that have fallen in some areas of Krasnodar the rains, on average, recorded over a month. The images broadcast by television shows flooded streets and people uploaded to the rooftops to escape the water. According to meteorologists, in the last 16 hours in Guelendzhik, Novorossiisk and Krimsk rainfall were recorded three to four times higher than normal for July. The main Russian port on the Black Sea, that of Novorossiisk, on Saturday interrupted oil shipments, as confirmed by a spokesman for the company that manages the pipeline, Transneft. The spokesman, Igor Diomin, has warned of a "breakdown in transport" throughout the region, but has ruled out damage to the oil distribution infrastructure. The port authority has called an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.