Flood situation in Russia escalated: Ural river flooded city of Orenburg

Flood situation in Russia escalated: Ural river flooded city of Orenburg

The flood situation in Russia in the south of the Ural Mountains continues to worsen. In Orenburg, the Urals river reached a stand of 9.78 meters on Wednesday morning, which is about half a meter above the critical brand. Experts predict that the water level will increase by another 30 to 70 centimeters. These floods meant that numerous districts were under water and thousands of people had to be evacuated.

in Orenburg are flooded with a total of 12,800 houses and 14,900 garden plots. Over 7,000 people had to leave their houses. The location was so serious that several villages were without electricity, dishes were closed and museums brought their art treasures to safety. Governor Denis Pasler called the citizens to go into safe areas, since the state of emergency was proclaimed in the entire region of Orenburg.

also adjacent regions such as the Kurgan district in Siberia complain about rising water levels and floods. The population is dissatisfied with the slow reaction of the authorities and demands help from President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin has sent government forces into the disaster region to prevent looting and to provide affected emergency aid. Critics complain that the government will make insufficient preparations for the annual flood disasters.

The causes of the floods are due to strong snow melt in the Ural Mountains, persistent precipitation and dam breaks at Orsk. The region is fighting with the consequences of this natural disaster, while Kazakhstan is also affected by floods. A total of 96,000 people have been temporarily evacuated.