As he said at a meeting on the elimination of the consequences of emergencies in the Far East, the corresponding damage is estimated at 7.9 billion rubles.
“We had a flood in 2013, large-scale, large ... this year's flood level is much higher.
Nevertheless, in 2013 more than 220 thousand people were injured, the total amount of damage exceeded 42 billion rubles.
This year - 12.9 thousand people and the estimated amount of damage - 7.9 billion. That is, this is all several times less in terms of the consequences for people, and in terms of financial consequences, "TASS quotes him.
Earlier, the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry Yevgeny Zinichev commented on the scale of emergencies in the regions of the Far East.