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Fires, Floods and Foul Air: In Siberia’s Tyumen Region, Weather Disasters Turn Biblical

Authorities collected nearly 1 metric ton of dead fish as floods fouled the Tura River and wildfire crews battled more than 37,000 hectares.

Summary by The Moscow Times
Tyumen, one of Siberia’s largest cities, made national headlines in July when flooding along the local Tura River began to resemble scenes of a biblical plague.  Unusually heavy rain fell nearly every day in June and July, pushing the river to 8.96 meters (29.4 feet) by early August, just below the 9.15-meter record set in 1979. As the water rose, local residents complained of an unbearable stench coming from the river and reported seeing scores…

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The Moscow Times broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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