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BBC: Russian officials failed to give adequate warnings before flash floods that killed at least 171 people in the southern Krasnodar region, the Russian government says.
President Vladimir Putin has demanded a full report by the weekend on the disaster and how it was handled.
A day of mourning is being held for the victims. Record torrential rain has been blamed for the floods.
The town of Krymsk was devastated and the district boss has been sacked.
Seventeen people are still missing after......
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Russia flood deaths: Alert in Krasnodar ‘too late’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 9th, 2012
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