Russia Flood

Extreme flooding in Russia, Kazakhstan force more than 100K to evacuate – National

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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 and swamping parts of the Russian city of Orenburg. The deluge of melt water overwhelmed scores of settlements in Russia’s Ural Mountains, Siberia, Volga and areas of Kazakhstan after major rivers … Read more

Over 10,000 Homes Flooded Across Russia After Ural River Swells

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The Ural River has swelled several metres due to melt water Moscow: More than 10,400 homes across Russia have been flooded as swiftly melting snow swelled some of Europe’s biggest rivers, triggering record water levels in the Ural Mountains, Russia’s emergency ministry said. The Ural River, which rises in the Ural Mountains and flows into … Read more