In 2012, a wall of water devastated a Russian region during a midnight flash flood
A catastrophic midnight flash flood in 2012 caught the residents of Russia's Krasnodar Krai region entirely off guard, resulting in a tragic loss of life and widespread destruction.
In the early hours of July 7, 2012, a month's worth of rain fell in just a few hours over the Krymsk district, sending a seven-meter wall of water through sleeping neighborhoods. The disaster claimed at least 172 lives and damaged over 5,000 homes as the midnight deluge gave residents almost no time to evacuate.
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