The water level on the Ural River in the Orenburg region of Russia has exceeded the dangerous level of 890 centimeters. In Orenburg flooded one and a half thousand houses and 2000 homestead plots, the mayor Sergei Salmin urged residents of flooded areas to evacuate. This is reported by rossmedia, reports UNN.
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According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the water level on the Ural River in the Orenburg region exceeded the dangerous mark of 890 centimeters. At 16.00 on April 8, the water level in the Ural River was 893 centimeters. The level of 930 centimeters is considered critical.
Orenburg Mayor Sergei Salmin earlier recorded a video message in which he said that the situation in the next two days "will only get worse". The official called on residents of the areas threatened with flooding to evacuate.
In Orenburg more than 1.5 thousand houses were flooded, over the day their number increased by 188. A few days ago, a dam broke in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region, Russia.
Earlier UNN reported that a dam break in the Russian city of Orsk caused the flooding of about 4,000 houseswhich led to the evacuation of 10,000 residents.
The day before, it became known that the nonfte refinery in orsk, russia, was temporarily shut down due to a dam break on the ural river to avoid environmental risks and to comply with safety regulations.