Editor's Choice - Pictures of the Day - July 9, 2012

07/09/2012

Editor's Choice - Pictures of the Day - July 9, 2012

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Relatives and friends of World War II veteran Valentin Markozov, 92, who was killed during the recent floods near the town of Krymsk in the southern Russian Krasnodar region, mourn at his coffin on July 9, 2012. Russia held a day of mourning for at least 171 people who died in its worst flooding disaster as questions mounted over whether officials did enough to warn of the impending calamity.

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07/09/2012