Water levels in some parts of Russia’s flooded rivers began to fall on Monday, but widespread flooding remained, Russian state television reported.
More than 5,000 homes have been flooded and 15,000 people have been evacuated in the Kurgan region, about 1,000 miles east of Moscow along the border with Kazakhstan, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said.
Approximately 12,000 homes flooded along Russia’s border with Kazakhstan
In the Orenburg region, the Ural River’s water level has steadily declined over the past three days, but 12,000 homes are still flooded, the ministry said.
Local residents and volunteers prepare sandbags to strengthen a dam for flooded areas in Ishim, Tyumen region, 1,230 miles east of Moscow, Russia, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergey Rusanov)
More than 3,000 people have been evacuated due to flooding in the Tyumen region, where emergency workers continue to monitor the situation at the dam. Sandbags are being distributed to contain the flooding.
Earlier this month, Kazakh authorities declared a state of emergency in 10 of the country’s 17 regions, according to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.
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According to Kazakhstan’s Interior Ministry, the floods killed seven people and submerged thousands of homes.
Experts have cited several possible causes of the flooding. The region’s large snowpack melts, causing the soil to freeze deeply and become unable to absorb rain and snow, releasing large amounts of water from reservoirs.
