More than 6 thousand people were evacuated from flooded areas of the Orenburg region

In the Orenburg region, as of 22:00 today, April 7, 10,168 residential buildings and 18,471 household plots in 77 settlements were flooded, the press service of the governor and the regional government reported. Of these, 6,641 residential buildings were flooded in Orsk, where a dam broke.

In total, 6,127 people, including 1,478 children, were evacuated from flooded households and garden plots in the Orenburg region. More than 1 thousand people are housed in temporary temporary detention centers.

The press service noted that the most difficult situation has developed in Orsk. “1,052 people are housed in nearby temporary temporary detention centers, including 160 children,” the statement says. message. More than 2 thousand people were evacuated from the city, including 689 children.

On the evening of April 5, due to heavy flooding in Orsk, a bulk dam on the Ural River broke. By the morning of April 6, half of the Old City was flooded. In the evening of the same day, the second embankment dam broke in Orsk, and an urgent evacuation was announced in the village of Nikel. The population of Orsk is approximately 189 thousand people.

Medical facilities in Orsk hospitals are temporarily suspended provision of routine medical care. This evening the water level in the city was 864 cm. The dangerous level is 930. This morning, Orenburg authorities warned of heavy rains in the region, which will complicate the flood situation.

More details in the material “Orsk was covered by the Urals”.

Lusine Balasyan