Heavy rain caused rivers to overflow on July 4 in southern Crimea. Dozens of people were evacuated and more that a hundred houses were flooded. Locals and volunteers have been clearing up the damage in the days following the disaster.
Crimea Copes With Aftermath Of Severe Floods
The aftermath of heavy rains is seen in the Bakhchysaray region of Crimea, the Ukrainian region occupied by Russia since 2014.
A man pours water out of his rubber boot while sitting near a damaged car after heavy rain caused flooding in the settlement of Kuibysheve, near Bakhchysaray, on July 4.
A rescue worker carries an elderly woman in his arms in Kuibysheve.
A rescuer looking for the body of woman who was washed away by the flood.
Russian Emergency Situations Ministry personnel clear the Belbek River after heavy rains in the village of Kuibysheve. Russia forcibly seized Crimea from Ukraine in a move condemned by the United Nations.
The Kokkozka River overflows due to heavy rains in the village of Aromat.
A woman shows how high the water rose on July 4.
Local firefighters clear up following the flooding.
A house in the village of Aromat was damaged by the overflowing Kokkozka River.
Local residents walk on a bridge over the Kokkozka River in the village of Sokolinoye.
Russian Emergency Situations Ministry personnel clean up the Belbek River after heavy rains in the village of Kuibysheve.