About 1,000 more homes were flooded in Russia's Orenburg in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, but water levels in the Ural river that runs through the city have started subsiding, officials said.
Item 1 of 2 A man looks out of the window of a flooded sanatorium in Orenburg, Russia, April 13, 2024. REUTERS/Alexander ReshetnikovApril 14 - About 1,000 more homes were flooded in Russia's Orenburg in the 24 hours to Sunday morning, but water levels in the Ural river that runs through the city have started subsiding, officials said.
"Last night was still quite tense," said Deputy Mayor Alexei Kudinov, according to Russia's RIA state news agency. "Almost 1,000 homes have been flooded in the past 24 hours." The Ural started to recede early on Sunday, Orenburg's administration said on the Telegram messaging app.thousands of residents to evacuate immediately on Friday as major rivers burst their banks after a historic deluge of melting snow.
Waters continued to rise sharply in the Russian region of Kurgan, east of Orenburg and also bordering Kazakhstan. Officials told the TASS state news agency that several settlements along the Tobol river were expected to be flooded in the next couple days.categoryIran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said "the campaign is not over yet".
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