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MOSCOW: Russia on Monday (Apr 8) warned of "unprecedented" flooding over the next 48 hours as locals in a city partially submerged by rising waters took to the streets in rare protest at the

The worse-than-usual seasonal floods have been caused by melting snow from the Ural Mountains, triggering evacuations throughout the area.

The mayor of Orenburg urges thousands of residents to evacuate as the Ural River continues to swell.

Russians gathered to protest in the city of Orsk on Monday, calling for compensation after the collapse of a dam caused flooding in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border.

Floods caused by rising water levels in the 2,428km-long Ural River have forced thousands to evacuate the Orenburg region in the nation’s southwest, the authorities say.

Flood waters were rising in two cities in Russia's Ural mountains on Sunday

Russia declares a federal emergency over the dam burst flooding in the Orenburg region.

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 danger water levels in Siberia.

Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency on Sunday, with preparations for possible flooding underway in three other regions, state media reported.

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