ORENBURG, Russia, Apr 13 — Russian emergency services today said they had evacuated thousands of people from the Orenburg region in the south of the Urals as flood water...
Residents stand on the edge of a flooded area in the city of Orenburg on April 13, 2024. Russia n emergency services on April 13, 2024 said they had evacuated thousands of people from the Orenburg region in the south of the Urals as flood water continued to rise. — AFP picORENBURG, Russia , Apr 13 — Russia n emergency services today said they had evacuated thousands of people from the Orenburg region in the south of the Urals as flood water continued to rise.
In the city of Orenburg, one of the worst affected areas in Russia, the Ural River breached its banks, submerging streets and residential areas and water levels continued to rise Saturday.Flood water covered the embankment promenade and swirled around houses and an high-rise apartment blocks built close to the river, an AFP journalist saw.
The governor, Vadim Shumkov, urged residents likely to be affected to leave now as the level of the River Tobol is forecast to rise sharply due to melting ice. “If you do not leave in time, you might not be able to sit it out in the attic or on the roof,” the governor added.
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