Thousands Evacuated in Russia’s Orsk as Floods Break Through Dam
MOSCOW (AP) – Rising Ural River waters caused a dam to burst in a city near the Russia-Kazakhstan border, forcing about 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities said. A dam collapsed on Friday night in the city of Orsk in Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometers north of the border, said Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozpitsa. […]