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Floods death toll in Russia rises to 144 (UPDATE)

Other News Materials 8 July 2012 08:36 (UTC +04:00)

Additiona information added (first version posted at 02:29)

More than 140 people have died in floods in the southern Krasnodar territory, a source at the Russian Interior Ministry crisis management center told Itar-Tass on Sunday.

"The death toll in Krymsk had risen by seven people and reached 130 by 01:00 Moscow time on Sunday. The number of casualties in Novorossiysk and Gelendzhik hasn't changed: it's two and nine people, respectively," the source went on to say.

Thus, the overall death toll is 144 people.

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