Sochi authorities have declared a state of emergency due to bad weather. The city also has a ban on swimming due to the possible appearance of tornadoes over the sea.

As a result of the flood, which arose due to heavy downpours, a woman died: she was squeezed between a car and a road fence.

According to the mayor of the city Alexei Kopaygorodsky, there could have been much more victims, they were avoided thanks to the work of rescuers and the help of city residents.

As he added, for the first time in the modern history of the city, such a large-scale incident occurred in the city.