Catastrophic flood in Russia

Catastrophic flood in Russia

The current flood Situation in the south of the Ural Mountains in Russia is further exacerbated. In Orenburg, the Ural River was 9.78 meters high on Wednesday morning, which is located above the critical brand. Experts predict that the water will increase by another 30 to 70 centimeters. In Orenburg, 12,800 houses and 14,900 garden plots had already been flooded, and more than 7000 people had to leave their houses.

The water masses meant that the power supply had to be interrupted in many villages, put their work on and brought museums to safety. The city of Orsk was particularly affected because dams broke there. In neighboring areas such as Kurgan in the region of Southwestern Siberia, floods also occurred.

The population criticizes the slow reaction of the authorities to the emergency and demands increased help. President Putin ordered an increased use of police patrols to prevent looting. Critics complain that the government has taken inadequate precautionary measures for the spring flood case.

The causes of the flood are above all the massive snow and ice melt in the Ural Mountains, accompanied by strong rainfall and dam fractures in Orsk. The situation is also worrying in adjacent areas of Kazakhstan. The Department of Civil Protection in Astana reports on 96,000 evacuated persons. Overall, it turns out that the flood disaster in Russia is further.