A dam that broke in Russia’s Orenburg region in Russia resulted in 2,500 homes being flooded and more than 4,000 people displaced from their homes.
“4,208 people, including 1,019 children, were evacuated,” the press service of regional governor Dennis Pasler announced on Telegram. Those who evacuated the area were transferred “to temporary accommodation centers”, clarified Pasler in another message, announcing the payment of emergency financial assistance.
Russians are so accustomed to wading through water, they don’t let it dampen their spirits
The situation in the flooded #Orsk:
Currently, more than 4,000 houses in the city and surrounding areas have been submerged. pic.twitter.com/g0jp7RXzo5
— Russian Market (@runews) April 6, 2024
The warning has been in effect since March
The major floods occurred the day after a dam burst yesterday in Orsk, a city located on the border with Kazakhstan, the regional prosecutor’s office explained.
According to this source “a warning” was given to Orsk municipality in March, in relation to the “violation of the legislation on the protection of the population and territories against natural emergencies and those of human origin”.
According to regional authorities, the dam, which has partially collapsed, is officially designed for a Ural River level of 5.5 meters compared to the current 9.6 meters.
Do you remember, last year they laughed when they blew up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power station, how they rejoiced when the Ukrainians were drowned…
Here’s Orsk, the dam has broken, it’s impossible to stop the water
I’m telling you, karma may be slow, but it’s evil and obligatory. Eat, don’t mess yourself up👋 pic.twitter.com/Zq41jqAtQc— Laura. 🇺🇦 (@Taykoni) April 5, 2024
The regional authorities, for their part, cited the melting of snow that led to “the rise” of water levels in the wider region, including in the Urals, as an additional “reason” for the floods.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Management has released a video of the evacuation operation, showing water flooding the houses.
In the same video, rescuers are recorded, among other things, removing elderly people from their flooded homes.
Source: RES-MPE
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