Acquaintances of Pyotr Ostapenko, 35, a flood victim, take part in a funeral ceremony at the central cemetery of the town of Krymsk in Krasnodar region, southern Russia, July 9, 2012. Russia began a day of mourning on Monday for the 171 people killed in floods that drove thousands from their homes, with the causes of the disaster posing hard questions for the authorities, including President Vladimir Putin. REUTERS/Eduard Korniyenko (RUSSIA – Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT POLITICS OBITUARY RELIGION)