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The Lionrock typhoon, which battered Russia's Maritime in the Far East, has wreaked the worst havoc in 40 years, head of the Chuguyev district Anatoly Baskakov said.
The destruction is twice as devastating as the Judy typhoon disaster back in 1989.
"I have been living here for 40 years. This is the worst flood here since Judy back in 1989," he told TASS. "This year's flood is double the damage that Judy had left in its wake. It is seen from the level of water, which flooded houses up to their roofs, windows, which has swept away belongings, appliances, cars. The gushing flows are huge: 4% of our territory are covered by hills - and now they all are rushing down into the valley, where settlements are. In the Yasnoye settlement, the water level rose 2 meters above the critical line.
