Water levels rise in flooded Russian city of Orenburg
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Water levels rise in flooded Russian city of Orenburg
Heavy floods continue to pile misery on the Russian city of Orenburg on the banks of the Ural River, with local officials announcing that the water levels rose 81 centimetres in a day.
Vast swathes of southern Russia and northern Kazakhstan have been battling overflowing rivers caused by fast-melting snow and ice, with both Moscow and Astana saying the floods are the worst in decades.
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 most ironic thing i have seen all day… the city of Orenburg in southern russia is now nearly 100% flooded… here is the official flag, you cant make this shit up...
Orsk and Orenburg found themselves in the crosshairs of a large-scale natural disaster - flooding. Heavy rains and increased water levels in the rivers caused catastrophic flooding,