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Russian North Caucasus Regions Declare Emergency Amid Floods
Avideo grab shows a flooded street after the Cherkes-Ozen and Tarnairka rivers overflowed due to heavy rains in the village of Novyy Khushet, outside Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia.
Source: SPTNK/AP
Dagestan, a Russian region in the North Caucasus, declared a state of emergency after heavy flooding that state media said had left as many as half a million people without power.
Emergency crews worked for a second day on Sunday to restore electricity supply after rain triggered widespread flooding, state-run Tass reported. More than 110,000 were still without power and access to many populated areas was difficult because of washed-out roads, according to the news service.