786 people were evacuated from the flood zone in Orenburg – Kommersant

In Orenburg, 786 people, including 35 children, were evacuated from the flood zone, the report says. press release city ​​administration. According to her, there are 30 people in temporary accommodation centers in the Orbita recreation center and school No. 11. 2,015 household plots and 1,535 households were flooded.

By information Orenburg hydrometeorological center, by the morning of April 8, the water level in the Ural River increased by 16 cm, to a mark of 872 cm (the mark of 930 cm is considered dangerous). Forecasters expect light to moderate rain in most parts of the city over the next 24 hours. The peak of the flood, according to experts, will occur on Wednesday, April 10.

The administration added that due to the high level of flood waters, 45 gardening and non-profit partnerships were cut off from power supply in Orenburg. “The situation in many areas located in the floodplains of the Urals and Sakmara is critical,” the authorities note. 205 people and 89 pieces of equipment were involved in rescue operations.

Orenburg region last week encountered with the heaviest flood on record. Legal Commission carried flood to a federal emergency. Damage to infrastructure is assessed at 21 billion rubles. Partial evacuation is being carried out in Orenburg, Orsk and other populated areas.

Read about the development of the situation in the article “Kommersant” “Waiting for Water”.

Laura Keffer