"Flooding slams 124 towns in Russia" Bloomberg News, August 19, 2013
MOSCOW — Floodwaters inundated 124 towns in five regions in the Russia’s Far East, affecting more than 34,000 people....
The five regions have declared a state of emergency....
‘‘We have never seen such a large-scale flood in our country’s history,’’ Alexander Frolov, chief forecaster at the weather center, said on state television channel Rossiya 24.
Floods in the Amur region are hindering preparations for winter and swamping open-pit coal mines, state news service RIA Novosti reported, citing Oleg Kozhemyako, the local governor....
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"Suicide bomber wounds at least 18 in Russia
MAKHACHKALA — A female suicide bomber blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday, injuring at least 18, including two children and five police officers, police said. The attacker was later identified as a widow of two Islamic radicals killed by security forces. It was the first suicide bombing in Dagestan since the Boston Marathon bombings last month. The Tsarnaev brothers suspected of carrying out those attacks lived in this turbulent Caucasus province before moving to the United States (AP)."
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Globe Speaks With Boston Marathon Conspiracy Theorists
That's just crazy talk, and you know what they do with crazy people:
"37 people die in fire at Russian hospital; Wooden facility among many flagged unsafe" by Vladimir Isachenkov | Associated Press, September 14, 2013
MOSCOW — An early morning fire swept through a Russian psychiatric hospital Friday, killing 37 people, officials said. Authorities had long warned that the mostly wooden building dating to the 19th century was unsafe.
It was the second such deadly blaze in less than five months, underlining the widespread neglect of fire safety standards in Russia....
Russia has a poor fire safety record with about 12,000 fire deaths reported in 2012.
By comparison, the United States, with a population roughly double Russia’s, recorded about 3,000 fire deaths in 2011.
A fire at a psychiatric hospital near Moscow killed 38 people in April.
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Also see: Russian Remnants
