Voorzitter Schulz stuurt condoleances naar president Putin vanwege overstromingen (en)

European Parliament President Martin Schulz has sent his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin after floods killed more than 170 people near the Black Sea coast. President Schulz wrote:

"I learned with great sadness about the devastating floods in the Krasnodar territories, which killed so many people and caused so much material damage.

On behalf of the European Parliament, I would like express my deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives as well as to the Russian government and people."