Samara River News Today

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.

WARNING DISTURBING: Elena Spiryakova, 49, was mauled by the power of a jet ski's propulsion fan as her husband, who was driving it, sped off across the Samara River

Elena Spiryakova, 49, from Samara — a region near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan — was enjoying a day on the Samara River in July with her husband Oleg, 52, when she fell into the water as he accelerated away.

Russian woman Elena Spiryakova, 49, from Samara, near Russias border with Kazakhstan, was rushed to hospital but doctors were unable to save her.

From the blog of Oleg Lurye at The Times of Israel

Traffic software company TomTom has listed the places with the worst traffic delays – and, yes, one U.S. city makes the list.

Every year heading into June my inbox is flooded with story pitches from people who want me to write about bourbon gifts for Father’s Day. Every once in a while, if I’m feeling salty, I will reply to ask why they think bourbon is for dads but not moms. Worse still, the gift ideas are usually "meh" at best. Does anyone really use those whiskey stones? Come on. Since I bought my own mom whiskey for a gift the first year I was legally able to, and she’s the kind of mom who clued me into the...