Overall Orange Flood in Russia from 06 Jul 2012 00:00 UTC to 16 Jul 2012 23:59 UTC

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Overall Orange Flood

in Russia

Event summary

Flood can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 3943
Glide number:	FF-2012-000115-RUS
Death:	171
Displaced:	24000
Countries:	Russia
From - To	06 Jul - 16 Jul

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Latest media headlines

Op-Ed Contributor: Russia’s Summer of Idealism 7/18/2012 6:23:00 AM.

Volunteers helping the flood-devastated town of Krymsk demonstrate a new sensibility in the outlook of young Russians.

Op-Ed Contributor: Russia’s Summer of Idealism 7/18/2012 4:32:00 AM.

Volunteers helping the flood-devastated town of Krymsk demonstrate a new sensibility in the outlook of young Russians.

inside russia: Plain Stupidity Caused the Krasnodar Floods 7/18/2012 1:13:00 AM.

Ten days have passed since the floods in Krymsk, and we can already observe some interesting patterns connected with that tragedy. The first, and most unpleasant for the authorities, is the persistent rumor that the flood was not caused by

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Suicide still major factor in US soldier deaths 7/17/2012 10:31:00 AM.

In June 2012 the Pentagon published a report that revealed that, for several years, suicide has remained the second largest cause of death among American soldiers on active duty. The cause of suicides is the psychological trauma that leads

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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