TASS, June 29. Five people died and several were reported missing in the flood in the Irkutsk region, a source in emergency services told TASS on Saturday.

"The death toll has risen to five people and several are reported missing," the agency’s source said.

Earlier the press service of the Emergencies Ministry told TASS about three fatalities.

According to the ministry, 351 people suffered, including 33 children, in the flood. 97 injured were taken to hospitals, 251 injured, including 15 children, received ambulatory medical treatment.

Heavy rains caused floods in the Irkutsk region. According to the data received from the local department of the Emergencies Ministry, 4,042 residential buildings with a population of 9,919 people, including more than 2,269 children, were flooded. The floods affected 31 settlements and 17 sections of motor roads. The authorities imposed a state of emergency in the region.