"Record Floods Inundate Russia and Kazakhstan, Prompting Massive Evacuations and Federal Emergency Declaration"
TL;DR
Satellite imagery reveals the extensive flooding along the Ural River in Russia's Orenburg region, leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents as swiftly melting snow and a dam breach exacerbate the situation, with the city of Orenburg and surrounding areas heavily affected by rising water levels.
Topics:worldnatural-disasters#evacuation#flooding#natural-disasters#russia#satellite-imagery#ural-river
- Satellite Imagery Reveals The Raging Floodwaters Inundating Russia Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
- Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts near the Kazakhstan border Yahoo! Voices
- Floods swamp swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan but worse still to come Reuters
- Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen Al Jazeera English
- Russia declares flood-hit Orenburg region a federal emergency with other regions under threat The Associated Press
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