Russia mourns flood victims
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 171 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="mounted">mounted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impending">impending</span> <span word="calamity">calamity</span>.</p><p><span word="Flags">Flags</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mast">mast</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shelved">shelved</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Krasnodar">Krasnodar</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 25,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="belongings">belongings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="overwhelmed">overwhelmed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Krymsk">Krymsk</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="torrential">torrential</span> <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Gelendzhik">Gelendzhik</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Novorossiisk">Novorossiisk</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="funerals">funerals</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cemetery">cemetery</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="devastated">devastated</span> <span word="town">town</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="tractors">tractors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="graves">graves</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="grieving">grieving</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failing">failing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="toll">toll</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="great">great</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span>", <span word="but">but</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="unanimity">unanimity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="sufficient">sufficient</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="Komosmolskaya">Komosmolskaya</span> <span word="Pravda">Pravda</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Krymsk">Krymsk</span> <span word="devastation">devastation</span>: "<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="dead">dead</span>?"</p><p><span word="Governor">Governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Krasnodar">Krasnodar</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="Tkachev">Tkachev</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="catastrophe">catastrophe</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="done">done</span>? <span word="Man">Man</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="Izvestia">Izvestia</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>.</p>
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