Moscow - More than 2,300 homes have been flooded in southern
Russia's Krasnodar region, with six people dead and one missing,
authorities said on Friday.
Rivers overflowed as the region experienced rainfall this week
amounting to the regular two-month average.
The region, which includes the city of Sochi, hosted many of the
events of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Flooding has affected about 30 population centres, the Emergency
Situations Ministry said in a statement.
News reports showed heavy flooding around Sochi. A highway bridge
collapsed in a western part of the city, cutting off traffic.
Federal investigators have opened criminal negligence cases into the
deaths of an elderly man and woman believed to have died because of
the flooding.
Investigations are under way to establish the cause of death of four
others who died amid the inundation, the Investigative Committee said
in a statement.
Another elderly woman has been reported missing, the committee said.