“This flood was predicted in the report on climate change by the Hydrometeorological Center”
Consequences of a dam break in Orsk. Evacuation of local residents from the flood zone. Photo credit: Anatoliy Zhdanov/Kommersant/Sipa USA Credit: Kommersant Photo Agency/Sipa USA/AAPImage
State of emergency has been declared in the Orenburg region in Russia. More than 10 thousand houses were flooded in the region and 6.5 thousand people were evacuated. SBS Russian discussed the current crisis with Eugene Simonov, coordinator of the Rivers Without Boundaries International Coalition.
Share
