They noted that the city administration and the fire and rescue garrisons of the Black Sea and Azov coasts have been transferred to an emergency mode.
“At the moment, the situation in Sochi has stabilized,” the message says.
Firefighting and rescue units are pumping out water.
Earlier it was reported that the mudflow occurred in the area of the village of Gizel-Dere on the federal highway Dzhubga - Sochi, traffic in both directions is blocked.
More than a monthly norm of precipitation fell in Sochi per day.
Almost all the rivers in the region overflowed their banks, residential buildings and social infrastructure facilities were flooded.