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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 commission to deal with the emergency and ordered the Tyumen and Kurgan governors to prepare for an “expe...

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