Death toll climbs in Russian flooding

More than 150 people now dead as the result of flash flooding in Russia.

Two months worth of rain fell in about two hours causing the water to rise.

Some of the victims were swept away and drowned. Others were electrocuted.

President Vladimir Putin ordering an inquiry into the flooding deaths.

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