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Floods hit Russian Olympic city of Sochi

June 26, 2015 Reprints

A state of emergency has been declared in Russia's Sochi city that hosted the Winter Olympics in 2014 after torrential rains led to flash flooding, reports BBC News.

Floods prompted closure of Sochi International Airport. A Formula 1 circuit in the city's Adler district has also been flooded. Environmental officials told Interfax that the city received more than three weeks' worth of rain in an hour. No casualties have been reported.

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