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Flash flood on the Esentai River in Kazakhstan after an ice dam collapse: images and an explanation of the phenomenon

A sudden flood struck the Esentai River in Kazakhstan after the collapse of an ice dam, sharply increasing downstream flow and forcing authorities to closely monitor the situation amid an imminent risk of flooding.A natural ice dam on the Esentai River, known as the Vesnovka in Russian, collapsed unexpectedly in Almaty, the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan, causing a rapid and intense rise in water levels and triggering a flash flood that caught…
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Yourweather.co.uk | Meteored broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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