Floods hit Russia's Olympic city of Sochi

A woman stands on one leg, water pouring out of her other boot, as she looks at a partially submerged truck on a street flooded after heavy rains in Sochi, Russia, June 25, 2015. REUTERS/Kazbek Basaev

SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Flash floods brought the Black Sea resort of Sochi to a standstill on Thursday, halting trains and leaving cars half-submerged in the city where Russia staged the Winter Olympics.

State-run Russia Today television said troops had been sent to evacuate people from some areas outside Sochi after several hours of torrential rain. The report could not immediately be confirmed.