Floods swamp swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan but worse forecast to come
More than 100,000 people moved from their homes as deluge overwhelms scores of settlements
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More than 100,000 people moved from their homes as deluge overwhelms scores of settlements
Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continued to rise and flood whole villages and cities on Wednesday, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a "very, very tense" situation was expected to worsen.
Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate.
Europe’s third-longest river burst its banks, forcing over 110,000 people to evacuate
Floods gripped cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing over 110,000 people to evacuate and swamping parts of the Russian city of Orenburg.