Russia, Kazakhstan fight floods as Putin ally says officials should have done better
Petropavlosk, Kazakhstan Reuters Kazakhstan’s President described floods across the north of the country as a national disaster on Tuesday and ordered his government to free up funds for relief efforts by cutting spending elsewhere. In Russia, also hit by the worse floods in living memory, a top ally of President Vladimir Putin said regional authorities […]
Floods grip Kazakhstan and Russia as tributaries of Ob rise
Petropavlosk, Kazakhstan Reuters Swathes of northern Kazakhstan and Russia’s Urals region were flooded on Monday as melt waters swelled the tributaries of the world’s seventh longest river system, forcing more than 125,000 people to flee their homes. Russia’s southern Ural region and northern Kazakhstan have been grappling with the worst flooding in living memory after […]