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Nearly 12,000 homes are flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels keep rising

Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southern Ukraine accused Kyiv of a further drone attack.

Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.

More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities. Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said thousands of people have been evacuated in Orsk. The Russian government declared the situation a federal emergency after two major rivers swelled beyond bursting point. This week’s flooding is the worst the area has seen for decades. A Kremlin spokesperson said president Vladimir Putin has asked the government to set up a commiss...

Unprecedented floods in Russia and Kazakhstan prompt mass evacuations as water levels continue to rise, engulfing cities and villages.

The Kremlin has warned that water is still rising and more regions could face flooding risks in "difficult days" ahead.

Moscow (AFP) April 7, 2024 - A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a critical situation Sunday and warning of expected dangerous water levels in Siberia.

Fast-melting snow and ice has caused rivers that cross the two countries border regions to surge, flooding cities and roads and prompting local evacuation orders.

More than 100,000 people have been forced to flee after a deluge of melted snow burst the banks of major rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan.

Floods gripped cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing over 100,000 people to evacuate and swamping parts of the Russian city of Orenburg. The deluge of melt water 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 66 centimeters (2.17 ft) beyond its bursting point.