Typhoon Khanun Kills At Least Three In Russia's Far East

A state of emergency was declared in several districts in the Primorye region where hundreds of homes were affected by floods.

Typhoon Khanun has caused floods in seven districts and left at least three people dead in Russia's Far Eastern region of Primorye. Residents of the city of Ussuriisk and the Khorol district told RFE/RL on August 11 that a woman and two children were found dead by rescue teams. The local prosecutor's office and the Investigative Committee confirmed the deaths. Local authorities said a state of emergency had been declared in several districts where hundreds of homes were affected by floods and where several towns and villages were cut off from major roads. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.