Vladimir Putin berates Russian officials over floods

“The Investigative Committee must issue an objective assessment of the
actions of all officials,” Putin warned.

News reports have cited locals as saying that those applying for emergency
assistance had to sign documents stating they had received early warnings
about a potential flood.

Some Russian MPs have demanded the dismissal of the region’s powerful governor
Alexander Tkachev while others said the heavy toll – the largest from a
flood in the post-Soviet era – proved the current authorities’ ineptitude.

At the start of his first term as president in 2000, Putin came under furious
criticism for his slow response to the Kursk nuclear submarine sinking and
since then has tried to show himself in command of other disaster rescues.

He paid an immediate visit to Krymsk on the day of the flooding to meet local
officials and on this occasion said he had also taken the time to tour the
town and hear out residents’ complaints.

“You hear what they say,” Putin said at the televised meeting.

“People here say that the local services ended up being unprepared at the
moment of the disaster to deal with what was happening,” he said in a
firm voice.

Source: AFP

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