quiros suffered less than its neighbors from the storm of the century; well, the coastline was only halveday in the sea. paradoxically, nature itself saved us from the more serious consequences of the disaster. the stones rolled down from the crimean mountains more than 100 years ago, and on that november night they were hit by a wave. the efforts of man, the soviet engineer, could not withstand the onslaught of nature. the twenty-five-ton concrete blocks at the base of the breakwaters were literally knocked out by water hammer, like a snap of the fingers in a game of jenga. whether the structure will narrow or fold, as in the mentioned tabletop, the crimean authorities decided not to guess. coastal protection structures in foros and twenty-five others the beaches will be reconstructed this year. by order of the president , more than 5 billion rubles were allocated from the federal budget for the work. a major overhaul of the crimean coast will take 3 years. now builders are erecting new breakwaters and strengthening the shores in case of another storm. then they will begin to improve the