Putin does not yet plan to visit Orsk, which suffered from floods – Kommersant

President Vladimir Putin is constantly working on flood issues, press secretary Dmitry Peskov assured him. Mr. Putin does not yet plan to travel to Orsk and other areas affected by floods. According to a Kremlin spokesman, Orsk is now “the hottest moment.”

“Putin is actually constantly present on this topic. He constantly deals with these issues throughout the day. At the moment there is no trip to the region… We will see what happens in a certain number of days,” a Kremlin representative said during a press call, commenting on requests from local residents who asked the president for help.

Mr. Peskov noted that difficult days lie ahead for the Kurgan and Tyumen regions, because “a lot of water is coming there.” He claims that direct contact with the population is maintained at all levels of municipal and regional government. “At first there was a rather difficult situation with evacuation; many people initially refused to leave despite the urgent requests of our rescuers. Then, in much more difficult conditions, these people were helped. This work will continue,” he added.

Residents of Orsk, due to the situation in the region, came out to Komsomolskaya Square the day before. In particular, they were dissatisfied with the lack of effective measures to combat the flood and the small amounts of compensation allocated to the victims. Local residents recorded an appeal to the president and chanted: “Putin, help,” the Telegram channel reported. “Caution, news”. To the protesters came out Mayor of Orsk Vasily Kozupitsa, and later the governor of the Orenburg region Denis Pasler held a meeting with the initiative group. He assured that all residents will receive payments on time. Mayor promised 100 thousand rubles each. families affected by the flood.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, difficult flood conditions has developed in the Orenburg, Kurgan and Tyumen regions. On April 5, as a result of powerful floods, the Ural River broke through a dam and flooded several districts of the Orenburg city of Orsk. Regional authorities declared a federal emergency. Yesterday, April 8, in the Tyumen region too introduced emergency mode. In Kurgan today, April 9, was announced preventive evacuation of residents of 4 microdistricts and several gardens.

How Orsk is surviving the flood – in a Kommersant report “”The picture is bad there now, it’s not worth swimming unless necessary…””.

Laura Keffer