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Local authorities have blamed the flooding on a combination of factors, including a sharp rise in temperatures melting the snow from the Urals mountains and heavy rainfall.

Flooding in Ural river – Thousands in danger after Russian levee break – #Orsk | #Russia

The region has been experiencing heavy rains and flooding in recent days due to which the water level of the Ural River near Orsk has been almost a meter higher than normal. Over 100 roads and 47 bridges have been closed due to the rising waters.

Local authorities have blamed the flooding on a combination of factors, including a sharp rise in temperatures melting the snow from the Urals mountains. The outflow from the Iriklinsky reservoir, which has served to control the river, has reportedly broken all records at 2,150 cubic meters per second – although this is still not enough to cope with the inflow of 2,533 cubic meters per second.

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About 2,500 residents of Orsk, Russia’s Orenburg Region, including almost 800 children, have been evacuated due to the flooding, the emergencies services reported: Almost 2,500 people evacuated from Orsk due to flooding — emergencies services – Emergencies – TASS