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78 Dead in Southern Russia Floods

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MOSCOW - At least 78 people have been killed in flooding in southern Russia after Torrential rains dropped nearly a foot of water on the Black Sea region overnight.
    
Some in the largely rural area were forced to take refuge in trees and on roofs as muddy water coursed through streets and homes in the Krasnodar region. In some areas, people waded through waist-high water or maneuvered the streets in boats. The region's governor says about 5,000 homes were flooded.
    
The ITAR-TASS news agency reports many people were asleep when the flooding hit and had to scrambled to safety,
    
State news agency RIA Novosti says five people died of electrical shock after a transformer fell into the water.

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