State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency
In this grab taken from a video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Sunday, April 7, 2024, Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexnader Kurenkov, center left, back to a camera, stands on a boat observing water levels, in Orsk, Russia. State media say Russia's government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency.
Russia’s Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov arrived in Orsk — one of the most hard-hit cities — on Sunday to supervise rescue operations. A criminal probe has been launched to investigate suspected construction violations that may have caused the dam to break. Local authorities said the dam could withstand water levels up to 5.5 meters . On Saturday morning, the water level reached about 9.3 meters and rising, Kozupitsa said. On Sunday, the level in Orsk reached 9.7 meters , according to Russia's water level information site AllRivers.
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