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Death Toll in Southern Russia Floods Climbs to 150

The death toll from severe flash floods in Russia's southern Krasnodar region climbed to 150 people from the figure of 146 released earlier by investigators, a police spokeswoman said Sunday.

The worst hit area was an area around Krymsk, a town of 57,000 lying about 200 kilometers (120 miles) northwest of the Black Sea resort town of Sochi where Russia will host the 2014 Summer Olympic Games.

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