Thousands forced to flee homes after melting snow triggers record flooding in Russia
Monday, 8 April 2024 Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes after melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia's Ural mountains.
More than 300 homes were flooded in the Russian city of Orenburg after the Ural River rose half a meter beyond its bursting point, officials said on Wednesday, as melting snow from the Ural Mountains triggered the worst flooding in decades. The number of people evacuated due to flooding in...
Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years. Sean..
Catastrophic floods ravage Russia's Ural Mountains and Siberia, triggered by a dam breach on the Ural River. Over 6,000 homes are submerged, forcing thousands to evacuate. President Putin orders..
As waters surged in the Ural river, flooding nearby villages and triggering the rupture of a dam in Orsk, thousands are now being evacuated from the Russian Ural mountains in the Orenburg region. State..