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Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan after the Ural River, Europe's third longest river, swelled several meters in hours on Friday, and burst through a dam embankment in the city of Orsk.

Warm weather is swelling some of Russia's biggest rivers with meltwater from mountain snow and ice, forcing thousands to evacuate.

Warm weather is swelling some of Russia's biggest rivers with meltwater from mountain snow and ice, forcing thousands to evacuate.

Russia has declared an emergency in the Orenburg region - and a criminal probe has been launched to investigate suspected construction violations.

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Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe's biggest rivers swelled to bursting point.

On Sunday, Russia declared a federal emergency in the Orenburg region, where the Ural river flooded much of the city of Orsk and is now reaching dangerous levels in the main city of Orenburg.

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More than 10,400 homes across Russia are flooded, with the Urals, Siberia, the Volga and central regions the worst hit.

The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate in the Orenburg region