“We are organized and ready to handle this emergency. Let’s stay calm and obey the authorities,” he wrote. Authorities estimate the rainy season could last another two weeks. The presidential council of ministers said on Twitter that 750 districts have already declared a state of emergency....
1 -- Search and rescue operations have started at the scene of the mudslide in southwestern Russia, with the aim to evacuate all those who remain trapped, Russia's Emergencies Ministry said Friday. "There are 525 tourists in Elbrus, 224 of them are staying at tourist bases and the others ...