About a possible catastrophe press warned in 2002. But to avoid it was not done anything.

In the Krasnodar region because of the entrenched verses killed more than 150 people. These are official data of the operational staff at the interior Ministry on the morning of 8 July. Most likely, their number will grow. The vast majority of victims are at the Crimean region of Krasnodar region: 139 people. 9 people were killed in Gelendzhik, and two - in Novorossiysk. About a possible disaster in Krymsk press warned in 2002. But to avoid it was not done anything.

Out of the water somewhere stick out the top of fences. Along the Soviet street piles are passenger cars: one on one in three pieces. And corpses covered with rags. At the crossroads roam confused people knee-deep in water. Where to get food and water? Why doesn't the link? When will give light? No one knows anything. I only know that in the Krymsk arrived Putin.

Wave came here late at night. Crimeans were killed in their homes, not having time to think and get out. The amount of damage from flooding is estimated at 1 billion rubles. The search for the dead and counting losses continue. Information on victims is available by phone of "hot line" of EMERCOM of Russia in Krasnodar region 8 (861) 268-64-40.

The disaster area is focused around 1,000 police officers. Their task is to help victims, and to prevent looting corpses and affected houses. In the morning the police found the survivors on the roofs: people stood up, holding of each other and wrapped in a wet blanket. Most unlucky old houses: simanim and turluchnye, which in Krymsk a lot. Those that were able to withstand the shock wave, standing with sagging roofs, like broken in half.

According to preliminary data, in the flooded area were generally more than 20 thousand people. Thus, according to the Association of tour operators in the area of disaster turned out to be about three thousand tourists. But we are talking about people arriving on vacation and where ever observed. Besides them on the black sea coast rest tens of thousands of "savages", which is nowhere recorded. How many of them were injured, no one can say.

In Gelendzhik was podtopleny a number of health resorts, including children. According to official data, in these resorts are 7 109 children. Nonresident parents in panic, especially if they fail to get through. The administration of Krasnodar region concerned as to send the children home.

Users of social networks started an action of assistance to victims. Coordination of volunteers also carried out in the blog krymskhelp.livejournal.com Personal account of volunteers is conducted by e-mail. "Sure mobile number (for SMS), specify the brand of the car type. Does the mobile Internet, is there a radio, whether you wish to take passengers and or how many things assistance, your personal skills, psychology, physical, medical, technical, etc.," write the organizers of the action.

When describing the Crimean floods increasingly used the word "tsunami". The height of the waves, walking on the streets, was 8 metres. All the Krymsk says about the same thing: due to heavy rainfall water came from Neberjaevskoye reservoir, which caused a wave. Kuban Governor of this information denies. In his Twitter he calls the version delusional and requires: "Stop dissolve stupid rumors On the edge was a 5-months. Rainfall is!!!".

It is noteworthy that the information about the accident at the reservoir was actively discussed in the Crimean an Internet chat room, but now he has become unavailable. Some users report that can't find Neberjaevskoye reservoir on Google maps.

Between those m, a LiveJournal blogger man_with_dogs drew attention to an important detail. Krymsk and the neighboring town of Abinsk located geographically in the same way. Both are separated from the Black sea, mountain pass, both located on the rivers: Krymsk - Neberdzhay and Abinsk - Abin. Both were in the pouring rain. But in Krymsk was a huge wave, and in the Abinsk, for some reason, was not. The explanation of this strange man_with_dogs finds that between the Crimean and Novorossiysk is located Neberjaevskoye reservoir.

This reservoir was built in 1959. Its capacity is 8 million cubic meters. "The inhabitants of the Crimean region are afraid that they will be washed away by water in a full reservoir", "the water Level in Neberjaevskoye reservoir has reached one hundred percent!": with such headings appeared the regional newspaper 10 years ago. In 2002, the "Komsomolskaya Pravda-Kuban ' " was published letter resident Krymsk Valeriy Nesterenko, "if you burst the dam, the thread will simply carry the village Neberjaevskoye and Krymsk, which will be on his way, as are squeezed from both sides of the mountain folds. Can be killed dozens or even hundreds of people. Neberjaevskoye reservoir cannot be drained in the usual way, because the lower the drain bolt on someone's "smart" initiative filled with concrete, and the emergency spillway simply not cope with a huge amount of melt water".

In the 10 years that have passed since the publication of the letter, nobody did anything. And just last December flashed the news that the reservoir will be reconstructed. But not because of the danger, and to improve the water supply in Novorossiysk: reservoir provides water to the town. "Reconstruction of water reservoir will require more than 600 million rubles. Work will take 2 years", - said one of the local sites.

Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Crimea, on the phone, listened to the report of the representative of Rostekhnadzor Artem Ivy. Topic - technical condition Neberjaevskoye reservoir. The President said that unplanned discharges there technologically impossible. But I say that the discharge of water at the reservoir possible naturally, when the water level is maximum - as in a crowded glass of water.

The accident at Neberjaevskoye reservoir is still only version. There are several facts that could serve its indirect confirmation. For example, heavy rains in Krymsk have happened before, but the seven-meter waves there never was: when the flood, the water is usually came up 20-30 centimeters. There are other oddities. An employee of the Crimean TV Marina Sidorov in an interview with the regional "9th channel" informs: "flooded the streets that never drowned". In addition, a number of bloggers claims that several hours before the flood Krymsk left him mayor Vladimir Ulanovskaya.

All the Krymsk says that the city offered the black sea resorts. The fact that one side Liberidiesse reservoir looks at Novorossiysk and partly in Gelendzhik and other side - on the Krymsk. "If to us water off, flood Novorossiysk with Gelendzhik. And there holidaymakers, tourists, prestige. They cannot drown. Here they decided to drown us," said a resident of Krymsk Vladimir Nikolaevich.

Flood damaged railway tracks. Because of this already arrested more than 30 passenger trains. First passengers who bought tickets in Novorossiysk, were transported by bus to the railway station of Anapa. But then the departure of trains was suspended from there. The press service of the North-Caucasian railway assures that "Passengers detained trains are accommodated in rooms of rest stations before the opening of the movement, will be organized for them power."

Flood victims will be paid compensation from the Federal budget. They will be (attention!) from 50 to 100 thousand rubles. But what is 100 thousand rubles for a family that has lost the house? Promise that payments will be and from the regional budget. But promise vague and half-heartedly, without specifying the amounts.

Meanwhile, the state of emergency is still possible. The head of the Department of civil protection, Novorossiysk Igor Vasilyev said: "there is a chance of a tornado on dry land.

Evgeniy Titov

The FDS. Corr. in the southern Federal district