Source link The Orenburg mayor has issued a warning amid mass evacuations, with the city of Orsk hit hardest by flooding Flood waters continue to rise in Orenburg in central Russia, Mayor Sergey Salmin has warned. The city of Orsk in the region, which borders Kazakhstan, has been the site of a major disaster over […]
Source link A second levee has ruptured due to high waters in the southern Russian city of Orsk in Orenburg Region, the country’s Emergencies Ministry announced on Saturday. The city was hit by a flood on Friday that caused a levee to break after the Ural River rose to dangerous levels, prompting a state of […]
Source link The Investigative Committee in Orenburg Region has attributed the disaster that has claimed at least two lives to negligence The Investigative Committee in Orenburg Region, Central Russia, has launched a criminal probe after a levee broke, causing flooding in the city of Orsk on Friday. Officials believe the disaster, which has left at […]
Source link Over 4,000 people in Orenburg Region have been evacuated as of Saturday morning due to flooding Over 2,500 houses have been flooded in Russia’s Orenburg Region, which borders Kazakhstan, after an embankment burst in the mountain city of Orsk, the press service of the regional government has reported. Over 4,000 people have been evacuated […]