After the Floods

Hurricane Sandy was devastating by any measure, but beleaguered New Yorkers can take comfort: It could have been worse.

OCTOBER 30, 2012

Above, a man stands near his flooded house in the southern Russian town of Krymsk on July 8. The death toll from severe flash floods in Russia's southern Krasnodar region reached over 170 people, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to order a probe into the government's tardy warnings and emergency response. 

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