"There is a rise in the levels (water. - RT ) of the rivers of the city of Sochi with the achievement of unfavorable and dangerous marks: Western Dagomys, Kherota, Psou, Khosta," TASS reports.
It is specified that the rivers did not leave the banks.
As the department added, three units of equipment of the Russian Emergencies Ministry are working on pumping water from the low sections of the streets of Azov, Nessebar and the road section in the village of Vesyolom.
Earlier, the Sochi authorities announced their readiness to evacuate residents, if necessary, in connection with the expected downpours and tornadoes and demanded that all the tent camps near the rivers be curtailed.
According to the Sochi Mayor's Office, all emergency services operate in an intensive mode, the life support of the city is not disturbed.