Dozens of cars were swept away and piled up after raging floods and mudflows in Sudak, a popular tourist resort on the Black Sea in Crimea.
Local government sources say that 30 mm of rain fell in just 1 hour. Over 40 houses and 4 streets in Sudak were flooded as the Suuk Su River, which runs through the town, broke its banks. Over 70 people were evacuated from their homes, according to the local government.
Flooding also hit the nearby village of Dachne, where 5 houses were damaged and 25 people evacuated.
Local news reports showed images of a huge car pile-up caused when mudflows and flood water swept away vehicles along the Simferopol to Sudak highway.
Хоть камни с неба(с). Судак, Крым, наши дни. pic.twitter.com/xPmIL25zAF
— Кардинал SoF (@sofnesk) August 19, 2017
Судак
Отряд не заметил потери бойца и песню свою допел до конца
ДРГУ!
Город и окрестности в абсолютном апокалипсисеhttps://t.co/0cOyOVeGFd pic.twitter.com/BQmnylbYO1— RoksolanaToday&Крым (@KrimRt) August 19, 2017
Flood Summary
Locations
B - Dachne
Magnitude
Suuk Su River, Sudak - August 18 to August 19, 2017
Sudak - August 18 to August 19, 2017
no figures available for 24 hour period. Government of Sudak report that 30 mm of rain fell in 1 hour.
Damages
Sudak and Dachne - August 18 to August 19, 2017
Sudak - August 18 to August 19, 2017
Sudak and Dachne - August 18 to August 19, 2017