Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades

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The German valley that was swept away: ‘The cemeteries gave up their dead’

When the Ahr River burst its banks in 2021, 188 people died and whole villages and towns were destroyed. Could it all happen again?When the waters rose, Meike and Dörte Näkel weren’t worried. People in this part of the world, the Ahr valley in Germany, are used to it. The river flooded in 2016, bursting its banks and rising almost four metres, and before that in 2013, 1910 and 1804. Many lives were lost in 1804 and 1910, in catastrophes remember…

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More than 10,000 Russian homes submerged in floods, authorities say

More than 10,000 homes in Russia were flooded after a dam burst near the Kazakhstan border, according to authorities. Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said thousands of people have been evacuated in Orsk. The Russian government declared the situation a federal emergency after two major rivers swelled beyond bursting point. This week’s flooding is the worst the area has seen for decades. A Kremlin spokesperson said president Vladimir Put…

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Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades

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All You Need To Know About Kazakhstan, Russia's Worst Flooding In Decades

Floods gripped cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan on Wednesday after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing over 110,000 people to evacuate and swamping parts of the Russian city of Orenburg.

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Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts near the Kazakhstan border

Russian officials scrambled to help homeowners displaced by floods as water levels rose in the Ural River, authorities said Wednesday.