"Devastating Spring Floods Disrupt Russia's Urals and Siberia, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Halting Refinery Operations"
TL;DR
Record flood waters in Russia's Ural mountains have led to the evacuation of thousands of people and the flooding of at least 10,000 homes after the Ural River burst through a dam. The floods, some of the worst in decades, have affected regions in the Ural Mountains and Siberia, as well as parts of neighboring Kazakhstan. President Putin has ordered emergency measures, and the situation is expected to worsen in the coming days.
Topics:worldnatural-disasters#emergency-response#evacuation#floods#natural-disasters#russia#ural-mountains
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