Swiftly melting snow has swelled rivers beyond the point of bursting, overwhelming scores of settlements in the Ural Mountains, Siberia and areas of Kazakhstan
Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
“I am calling for caution and for those in flooded districts to evacuate promptly,” Denis Pasler said on Telegram. Sirens in Kurgan, a city on the Tobol river, a tributary of the Irtysh, warned people to evacuate immediately. Regional officials said flood waters would continue to rise for three days and predicted a “difficult situation” until the end of April.
President Vladimir Putin spoke to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, where over 86,000 people have been evacuated due to flooding. Tokayev said the flooding was probably the worst in 80 years. The Kremlin said Putin was getting updated on the situation but had no immediate plans to visit the flood zone as local and emergency officials were doing their best to tackle the deluge.
“We understand you very well: It is hard to leave your possessions and move somewhere at the call of the local authorities,” Shumkov said.
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