After flooding in the Kuban region, the toll of missing persons rose again, bringing the count to four, according to a law enforcement source cited by DEA News.
Officials confirmed that besides the two confirmed fatalities, four people remain unaccounted for. The information aligns with ongoing searches and the evolving assessment of flood impact across the affected communities.
The ministry of emergency situations provided a preliminary damage report, noting that approximately 650 courtyards and 290 houses in 10 settlements within the district were inundated following the heavy rainfall. Local responders have been working to assess structural safety and to coordinate relief efforts for residents displaced by the floods.
Earlier reports indicated that a casualty occurred due to the downpour in the Krasnodar Territory, underscoring the severity of the weather event in the region. Officials stressed that emergency services were actively responding and that recovery operations would continue as conditions permitted.
On the night of July 12, after intense rainfall over the Tuapse region, a private home was swept away by the Kazachya Shchel river, which flows into the Black Sea. Rescue teams conducted swift assessments of affected properties and began evaluating potential threats from rising waters in nearby areas.
Investigators in Tuapse have opened a criminal inquiry into the disappearance of four individuals in connection with the downpour. The investigation aims to establish the circumstances surrounding the event and identify any factors that may have contributed to the losses, while authorities coordinate search efforts with local authorities and emergency responders.
Veniamin Kondratiev, the head of the Krasnodar Territory, described the flooding in the Tuapse region as producing record torrential rains. Officials documented three months worth of precipitation in a single period and reported rainfall totals surpassing 280 millimeters in some locations, highlighting the extraordinary intensity of the storm and its broad reach across communities.
In related historical notes, earlier reports described separate incidents involving individuals in other regions during the same period, underscoring the widespread impact of severe weather patterns and the necessity for robust emergency planning and response measures across neighboring jurisdictions.