Russians in flooded regions complain of slow compensation
London, UK Reuters Russians living in flood-hit areas have taken to social media to complain that local officials are doing too little to compensate them for lost property nearly three weeks after many fled their homes. Russia’s Urals region and northern Kazakhstan are suffering the worst flooding in living memory, as fast-melting snow and heavy […]
Russia’s Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise
Moscow, Russia Reuters Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia’s Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted and heavy rain fell on ground already waterlogged before winter. Russia’s Urals region and northern Kazakhstan often suffer flooding at this time of year but […]
Russian villagers build homemade dam to keep out floods
Perovsky, Russia Reuters As floods engulfed large parts of central Russia, residents of one village defied advice to flee their homes and started building a homemade dam. Ivan Chernomorets, a resident of Perovsky near the city of Orenburg, said that after evacuating children and older people last week, a group of 20-30 locals set about […]
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 […]
Floods grip Russia’s Kurgan region as Tobol River rises
Moscow, Russia Reuters Russia warned people to evacuate parts of the Urals city of Kurgan as the mighty Tobol River swelled with meltwater and burst its banks, submerging swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan and forcing tens of thousands to abandon their homes. Russia’s southern Ural region and northern Kazakhstan have been grappling with the worst […]
Anger boils over for some amid record floods in Russia’s Urals
Moscow, Russia Reuters At least 100 Russians asked for help from President Vladimir Putin on Monday in a city struck by the worst flooding ever recorded, chanting “shame on you” at local officials who they said had done too little to help their plight. Russia declared an emergency in the Orenburg region near Kazakhstan after […]