Four people have died, three more are missing and over 1,500 have been affected by a devastating deluge that inundated the region, already severely battered by the deadly disaster in July.

Four people have died, three more are missing and over 1,500 have been affected by a devastating deluge that inundated the region, already severely battered by the deadly disaster in July, Russia Today news website said Wednesday.

Three of the dead have already been identified, Emergency Ministry says. They are reported to have been tourists.

The overall number of those affected by the disaster currently stands between 1,500 and 1,800 people, according to different sources.

The heavy rainfalls battering the area in the last 24 hours – in some places the average monthly falls – triggered the flooding.

As a result, the Novomikhailovsky, Tenginka and Lermontovo settlements in Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region were flooded. The level of water was up to 2.5 meters high, according to local officials.

The waters have damaged over 600 households in the area, plus a school and a hospital, from where 150 patients had to be evacuated.

A state of emergency has again been introduced in the area. Over 1,300 rescuers are currently working at the scene alongside volunteers.

The flooding has caused massive electricity disruptions, and huge traffic jams in the area.

The disaster comes a month after catastrophic flooding destroyed the city of Krymsk, also in the Krasnodar Region.

Over 170 people lost their lives in that deluge, with 35,000 people having been affected by the worst flooding to hit the region in decades.