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MOSCOW (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 and forcing thousands of people to flee with just their pets and a few belongings. Some of the worst floods in decades have hit a string of Russian regions in the Ural Mountains and Siberia, alongside parts of neighbouring Kazakhstan in recent days. The Ural River, which rises in the Ural Mountains and flows...

Flood waters rise in Russian Ural mountains as river bursts dam, affecting 10,000 homes. Thousands evacuated with pets and belongings. Worst floods in decades hit Ural Mountains and Siberia, affecting multiple regions.

 

Dam burst threatens over 230,000 people with flooding

MOSCOW, April 6, 2024 (BSS/Xinhua) - The water levels in multiple small and medium-sized rivers in central European Russia have

Dam burst threatens over 230,000 people with flooding

Video footage showed emergency workers in orange jumpsuits and white helmets wading through thigh-high water as they rescued residents

Heavy earth-moving machinery is on site trying to shore up the dam.

Efforts to rescue the miners trapped 410 feet underground came to a halt on Monday.

Women journalists Antonina Favorskaya, known for her independent reporting, and Olga Komleva, a dedicated correspondent for RusNews, were arrested in March on charges of “extremism” linked to the coverage of the trials of the Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. If convicted, they will face up to six years in prison. The International and European Federations of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), together with their affiliate the Journalists’ and Media Workers’ Union (JMWU), express deep concer...