MOSCOW—Heavy rains have flooded broad areas in southern Russia, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,500 people, officials said on Saturday.
Authorities in the Krasnodar region said more than 1,400 houses have been flooded following storms and heavy rains that swept the area this week. About 108,000 residents of 11 settlements were left without power, and a section of a federal highway was washed away by floods.
