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The floods in Russia and Kazakhstan continue to cause great inconvenience. The water level in the Tobol, a river in Kazakhstan and Russia, has reached dangerous levels near the Russian city of Kurgan. The water level is close to 9 meters and will continue to rise in the coming days, local authorities report on Telegram. From 8.5 meters the water level is considered “dangerous”, the authorities write.
More than 310,000 people live in the city of Kurgan. Residents of the flooded area are asked to leave the area immediately. More than 13,500 people have already been evacuated.
Russia and Kazakhstan have been experiencing heavy flooding for over a week and a half. The floods are a result of heavy rain and snow and ice melting due to high temperatures. Flooding is more common in the region in the spring, but the floods are often less severe than this year.
Apart from the Tobol, the water in other rivers has also increased. Last week, high water in the Ural Mountains caused a large Russian city to flood Orenburg.
The images below show how other cities and towns were flooded last week:
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A woman is displaced from a village in northern Kazakhstan
Nearly 117,000 people were evacuated in Kazakhstan because of the floods, the Emergencies Ministry said. In some places the water has receded, allowing around 16,000 people to return to their homes. New evacuations are still happening elsewhere in the country.
Preparations are being made for the upcoming floods in the western part of Kazakhstan, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Water has been pumped out and sandbags have been placed in anticipation of rising water levels.
2024-04-17 08:37:47
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