Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen

Al Jazeera  

Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days. More than 110,000 people have been forced to evacuate in Russia and Kazakhstan after fast-melting snow swelled the Ural River, Europe’s third-longest, causing it to burst its banks and flood cities and towns along its path. More than 97,000 people were evacuated in Kazakhstan alone, the emergencies ministry said on Wednesday, while at least 12,000 people have been moved to safety in Russia, mainly from the worst-hit Orenburg region. Fast-melting snow and ice have caused rivers in Russia’s southern Urals, western Siberia and northern Kazakhstan to reach unprecedented heights, threatening many settlements. In western Siberia, the largest hydrocarbon basin in the world, the peak flooding is expected in three to five days, as well as in some areas around the Volga, Europe’s largest river, according to Russia’s emergencies ministry.

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Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak
8 months, 1 week ago

Mass evacuations as floods in Russia’s Kurgan region set to peak

Al Jazeera  

Kurgan and Tyumen regions of Russia, and parts of Kazakhstan, are threatened by some of the worst flooding in history. Authorities in Russia are warning people to evacuate affected areas as Russia’s Kurgan and Tyumen regions and swaths of northern Kazakhstan are flooded. Kurgan Governor Vadim Shumkov said there was almost a “sea” of water approaching the area and fresh …

More evacuations in Russia and Kazakhstan as water levels rise drastically amid worst flood in decades
8 months, 1 week ago

More evacuations in Russia and Kazakhstan as water levels rise drastically amid worst flood in decades

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Russia issued urgent calls for residents of the southern city of Orenburg to evacuate immediately …

Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further
8 months, 1 week ago

Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further

Hindustan Times  

The Russian city of Orenburg battled rising water levels on Thursday after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century. A general view shows a flooded residential area in Orenburg, Russia The deluge of meltwater has forced over 110,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, …

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000

Al Jazeera  

Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continue to rise and flood whole villages and cities, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a “very, very tense” situation was expected to worsen. Large water are coming to new regions.” Peskov said President Vladimir Putin thus far had no plans to visit the flood zone, saying he …

Russians stage rare protest as dam burst triggers severe floods in Orenburg, thousands at risk | VIDEO
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russians stage rare protest as dam burst triggers severe floods in Orenburg, thousands at risk | VIDEO

India TV News  

Moscow: A rare protest by Russians was witnessed in the Orsk city on Monday, who called for compensation following a dam burst that triggered devastating floods in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan. Nonetheless, hundreds of people gathered in front of the administrative building in Orsk Monday, according to Russian media, while videos shared on Russian social media …

Protestors turn on Putin as thousands of homes flood in Russia
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Protestors turn on Putin as thousands of homes flood in Russia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near …

Floodwaters from Russia dam burst rise as Kazakhstan faces biggest natural disaster in 80 years
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Floodwaters from Russia dam burst rise as Kazakhstan faces biggest natural disaster in 80 years

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Floodwaters surged through a pair of Russian cities in the Ural mountains after a dam …

Cities in Russia’s Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cities in Russia’s Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades

Al Jazeera  

More than 10,400 homes across Russia are flooded, with the Urals, Siberia, the Volga and central regions the worst hit. Swiftly melting snow triggered the worst recorded flooding in Russia’s Ural Mountains, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes as some of Europe’s biggest rivers swelled to bursting point. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan …

Federal emergency declared in Russia’s flood-hit Orenburg region
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Federal emergency declared in Russia’s flood-hit Orenburg region

Al Jazeera  

The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural river, force thousands of people to evacuate. Floodwaters are rising in two cities in Russia’s Ural Mountains after Europe’s third longest river burst through a dam, flooding at least 6,000 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee. “I propose classifying the situation in the Orenburg region as a federal …

Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Floods caused by rising water …

Residents of Russia’s Orenburg forced to evacuate as ‘critical’ flooding causes dam burst
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents of Russia’s Orenburg forced to evacuate as ‘critical’ flooding causes dam burst

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people living in …

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia evacuates 4,000 people after dam bursts, floods near Kazakh border

Al Jazeera  

Authorities warn of dangerous water levels on the Ural river and open an investigation into the dam breach. Russia said it has evacuated more than 4,000 people in the Orenburg region near the Kazakhstan border due to flooding after a dam burst. The Orenburg governor’s office said on Saturday that “4,208 people, including 1,019 children” had been evacuated and more …

Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
1 year, 4 months ago

Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe

Associated Press  

JUNEAU, Alaska — The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into the river below as rushing waters carried off a bobbing chunk of its roof. The destruction came over the weekend as a glacial dam burst in Alaska’s capital, swelling the levels of the Mendenhall River to an unprecedented degree. Chris Winter stands in her home …

Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
1 year, 6 months ago

Flooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply drinking water to areas flooded by a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine on Wednesday, in a growing humanitarian and ecological disaster along a river that forms part of the front line in the 15-month war. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with officials on how to …

Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says
1 year, 6 months ago

Russians shooting at rescuers in flooded areas following dam collapse, Zelensky says

CNN  

CNN — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. He said residents in occupied areas of Kherson “have been abandoned by the Russians” and “left to perish” as homes “vanish beneath the water.” A neighborhood of Kherson, Ukraine, remains …

Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated
1 year, 6 months ago

Floodwaters engulf more areas of southern Ukraine after dam breach as hundreds evacuated

The Hindu  

Floodwaters from a collapsed dam kept rising in southern Ukraine on June 7, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes in a major emergency operation that brought a dramatic new dimension to the war with Russia, now in its 16th month. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread flooding in southern Ukraine, …

Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukrainians make desperate escape from floods after dam collapse as shelling echoes overhead

Associated Press  

KHERSON, Ukraine — As shelling from Russia’s war on Ukraine echoed overhead, dozens of evacuees on an island in the Dnieper River scurried onto the tops of military trucks or into rafts to flee rising floodwaters caused by a dam breach upstream. The scrambled evacuation by boat and military truck from an island neighborhood off the southern Ukrainian city of …

Floodwaters swamp more areas of Ukraine as hundreds flee after dam breach
1 year, 6 months ago

Floodwaters swamp more areas of Ukraine as hundreds flee after dam breach

LA Times  

A woman is evacuated from a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, after the Kakhovka dam upstream was breached. Authorities on Wednesday rushed supplies of drinking water to flooded areas from a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine as officials weighed where they might have to resettle thousands of residents who relied on the breached reservoir on the Dnipro River that forms …

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine accuses Russia of destroying major dam near Kherson, warns of widespread flooding

The Hindu  

The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine that Moscow controls collapsed on June 6 after a reported explosion, sending water gushing downriver and prompting dire warnings of ecological damage as officials from both sides in the war ordered residents to evacuate. Ukraine and Russia accused each other of blowing up a dam and causing widespread …

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached
1 year, 6 months ago

Hundreds flee floods in Ukraine after Nova Kakhovka dam breached

Al Jazeera  

Thousands more villagers to be evacuated after towns flooded following damage to the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine, local authorities say. Hundreds of people have been evacuated from settlements along the southern stretch of Ukraine’s Dnipro River after water burst through the breached Nova Kakhovka dam, submerging streets and town squares. “The human and environmental cost of the destruction …

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