Russia floods: ‘Mass evacuation’ takes places as deluge worsens - CNN
Apr 12, 2024 · CNN — A mass evacuation is underway in the Russian city of Orenburg, as severe flooding tears through parts of the country and northern Kazakhstan.
Russia: Drone video shows highest ever levels of flooding - BBC
Apr 10, 2024 · Russia: Drone video shows highest ever levels of flooding. In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge to over nine metres. The region has...
Russia floods: Record water levels threaten Orenburg city - BBC
The Russian city of Orenburg is braced for widespread flooding as rivers swell across regions bordering Kazakhstan. The worse-than-usual seasonal floods have been caused by melting snow from the...
Russia floods: Nearly 12,000 homes swamped as Ural River keeps …
Apr 11, 2024 · Russian authorities say that nearly 12,000 houses have been flooded in a region that borders Kazakhstan as water levels in the Ural River keep rising. The floods have sparked evacuations of thousands in the Orenburg region, located some 1,200 kilometers, about 745 miles, southeast of the capital of Moscow.
Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts …
Apr 11, 2024 · Russian officials are scrambling to help homeowners displaced by floods, as water levels have risen in the Ural River. The floods in the Orenburg region near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan sparked the evacuation of thousands of people following the collapse of a …
Thousands evacuated as Orsk dam burst worsens Russia floods - BBC
Apr 6, 2024 · Thousands are being evacuated in a region of south-western Russia because of floods made worse by a dam burst in Orsk city, officials say.
Floods in Russia and Kazakhstan Force Thousands to Evacuate
Apr 10, 2024 · More than 100,000 people were forced to evacuate on Wednesday after devastating spring floods engulfed cities and villages across vast sections of Russia and Kazakhstan.
Floods swamp swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan but worse still …
Apr 11, 2024 · ORENBURG, Russia, April 10 (Reuters) - Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people...
Record flood waters rise in Russia's Urals, forcing thousands to ...
MOSCOW, April 7 (Reuters) - Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia's Ural mountains on Sunday after Europe's third-longest river burst through a dam, flooding at least 10,000 homes...
Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency …
Apr 7, 2024 · State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including over 800 children, to evacuate, the regional government said.