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Monday, July 9, 2012

Flooding in southern Russia

An overall view of main stadium of the city of Krymsk, photographed Sunday, July 8, 2012. The water rushed into Krymsk early Saturday with such speed and volume that residents said they suspected that water had been intentionally released from a reservoir in the mountains above, a claim government officials deny.