Rescue crews continue search for victims of torrential rains

Rescue crews are searching Russia's Black Sea Coast for more victims of torrential floods that have claimed at least 44 lives across Europe.

Dozens of cars and two buses were washed into the sea when a wall of water came rushing down a mountain and engulfed the resort of Shirokaya Balka.

The flooding was so severe even parts of the concrete road were completely washed away, trapping tourists.

The death toll in the Novorossisk region, about 1,000 kilometres south of Moscow, has risen to 37 people.

According to the Marine Centre, which has sent out divers to search the Black Sea for more victims, 16 bodies have been recovered.