Russian president orders investigation into flood preparations after scores are killed in Krasnodar Vladimir Putin has ordered investigators to find out if enough was done to prevent 144 people being killed in floods in southern Russia after flying to the region to deal with the first big disaster of his new presidency. Putin, who was criticised for his slow reaction to disasters earlier in his career, also ordered money to be put aside for building homes for victims of the worst flooding in decades in Krasnodar, a relatively rich area with thriving agriculture and tourism industries. An interior ministry crisis centre said 144 people had been killed in the flooding after two months’ average rainfall fell in a few hours on Friday night

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