Nearly 12,000 homes flooded in Russian region after dam collapse
Water levels are still rising as local authorities declare a state of emergency in the region.
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Water levels are still rising as local authorities declare a state of emergency in the region.
The city's mayor urged many residents to leave home, as sirens sounded.
MOSCOW — Floods in the Russian city of Orenburg have raised water levels to two meters above critical, leaving just the roofs of some houses showing.The city's mayor urged many residents to leave...
MOSCOW—Nearly 12,000 houses have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels in the Ural River keep rising and threatening more deluge, authorities said Thursday. The floods sparked evacuations of thousands in the Orenburg region, located some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles), southeast of the capital of Moscow…
Floods in the Russian city of Orenburg have raised water levels to two metres above critical, leaving just the roofs of some houses showing.