On August 7, heavy rains hit southern
Primorye region.
VLADIVOSTOK,
August 8. /TASS/. The flood that hit Russia’s far eastern Primorye region
killed one person in the town of Ussuriysk, a probe has been launched into the
incident, the press service of the Russian Investigative Committee’s Primorye
branch said in a statement on Tuesday.
"On
August 8, the body of a 70-year-old man, who had gone missing on the night of
August 7, was found near a house on Nesterenko Street. There were no signs of
violence on the body, a probe has been launched," the statement reads.
A current
presumably carried the man 1.5 kilometers away from the Pishchevik gardening
community where he had stayed before the flood came.
"The
cause of his death is being established. After the probe is competed, a procedural
decision will be made," the statement adds.
On the
night of August 7, heavy rains hit southern Primorye, leading to a flood.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, a total of 2,037 homes with a
population of 13,000 remain flooded in 34 settlements, as well as 17 social
facilities. Besides, 12 sections of roads and two railway sections have been
damaged. A state of emergency has been declared in the region.
Source: ITAR-TASS 08-08-2017
