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News and analytical articles about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Thousands have been evacuated as major rivers such as the Ural, which flows through Kazakhstan into the Caspian, overwhelm embankments.

The Russian city of Orenburg was battling rising water levels after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst...

ORENBURG, Russia (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 to evacuate and swamping parts of the Russian city of Orenburg. The deluge of meltwater overwhelmed scores of settlements in Russia's Ural Mountains, Siberia, Volga and areas of Kazakhstan after major rivers such as the Ural, which flows into the Caspian, rose more 70 cm (2 feet 3 inches) beyond its burst...

ORENBURG, Russia -The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in...

By Guy Faulconbridge, Olzhas Auyezov

The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century. The deluge of meltwater has forced over 110,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, Siberia and Kazakhstan as major rivers such as the Ural, which flows through Kazakhstan into the Caspian, overwhelmed embankments, Reuters reported.

ASTANA. April 11 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) - The Financial Monitoring Agency (AFM) of Kazakhstan is conducting pre-trial investigations in Almaty, Aktobe and Ulytau regions in relation to contractors who were supposed to carry out work on the construction and proper maintenance of mudflow protection dams and reservoirs, widening river beds to ensure the safety of citizens during flood period, the departments press service reported.

Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate.

Russia, Kazakhstan battle record floods as river levels rise further