Krymsk

Krymsk is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It changed into based in 1858 as the castle and stanitsa of Krymskaya, named after the Crimean Cossack Regiment. It become capital of the Greek Autonomous District, which existed in years 1930-1938. The stanitsa become granted town popularity and given its present call a century later, in 1958. The town's railway station, but, keeps the name Krymskaya. Krasnodar Krai skilled a flash flood on July 7, 2012 after heavy rains.

There have been about 275 millimeter of rain over the location. State reviews that it became an equal of 3 to 4 months' worth of rainfall in a regular year. In the hilly place, water shaped torrents that rushed into towns. One of the worst recognized calamities in modern times on this place, the flood killed extra than one hundred fifty people; with 140 deaths going on in Krymsk on my own. Subsequently, the Russian authorities has d a day of mourning on July 9, 2012.

Tsunami-like waves of several meters have been said, despite the fact that the nearest beach is placed approximately 20 kilometers southwest of Krymsk and there are mountains between Krymsk and Sea. The Russian government has mentioned that metropolis government changed into aware about the growing waters at 10 P.M. Friday night however did not notify the residents of Krymsk of the approaching flood. Russian officials admitted this failure turned into a prime blunders.