The water level in the Tobol River rose by twenty-five centimeters in Russia, located about two thousand kilometers southeast of Moscow, near the Kazakh border. In the Kurgan region – The governor of the region, Vagim Somkov, attracted attention on his Telegram channel. According to the governor, rain has also fallen, further complicating the work of rescuers.
Somkov called on people living in the affected area to leave their homes immediately, because the situation may deteriorate significantly during the next few hours.
a Ministry of Emergency Situations According to the data, by Sunday morning, 304 homes and 473 plots of land in the area were flooded, Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported. More than 7,100 people were evacuated, and 885 people were provided with temporary accommodation.
The flood is expected to reach its peak within the next few hours, according to the authorities, and 62 settlements may be submerged.
The Kurgan region is not the only region where flooding is a problem. Neighbor In the Tyumen region Russian radio station Sputnik reported that residents had to be evacuated from two settlements. The flood threatens a total of 51 settlements. In Kazakhstan, the authorities described the floods as the worst in the past eighty years, and a state of emergency is in effect in some areas of the country.
Cover image: Floods in Russia (Photo: MTI/AP)
