On March 24, a storm hit the Black Sea coast near Sochi, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail MokrushinOn March 24, a storm hit the Black Sea coast near Sochi, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
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On March 24, a storm hit the Black Sea coast near Sochi, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail MokrushinWaves were high off the Black Sea coast between the villages of Magri and Vesyoloye near Sochi.
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Waves were high off the Black Sea coast between the villages of Magri and Vesyoloye near Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail MokrushinOn Sunday morning, March 24, a barge was cast ashore by the storm near the village of Kudepsta.
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On Sunday morning, March 24, a barge was cast ashore by the storm near the village of Kudepsta.
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The storm also damaged the city’s seafront.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankA girl flees as a wave crashes on the embankment in Sochi.
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A girl flees as a wave crashes on the embankment in Sochi.
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The storm pounds the coast of Sochi.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Mokrushin / Go to the mediabankOnlookers observe the effects of the storm in Sochi.
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Onlookers observe the effects of the storm in Sochi.