The Kremlin supported the participation of the head of the Orenburg region in saving people from floods

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin has a very positive attitude towards the participation of the Governor of the Orenburg region Denis Pasler in saving people from the consequences of the flood. Previously Telegram channel The head of the region published photos of Mr. Pasler on a boat helping people affected by the disaster.

“Very positive… All regional heads are taking part in the fight against the consequences of the disaster on a personal level. This shows how sensitive the leadership is to the needs of the people… This is what the head of state expects from regional leaders,” the press secretary answered when asked about the Kremlin’s attitude to the governor’s actions.

Mr. Pasler published photographs from the rescue operation in the Orenburg region today, April 4. In the publication, he said that a state of emergency had been introduced in the region due to the flood. He said that today, April 4, he continues to bypass the areas where the flood is most active.

April 2 in operational services reportedthat the spring flood flooded almost 500 residential buildings in 64 regions of the Russian Federation. The largest number of residential buildings (478) were damaged in the Altai Territory, where a state of emergency was introduced on March 30. The governor of the region, Viktor Tomenko, claims that the cause of the flood in the region was the conditions of an atypical winter with strong temperature changes and a sharp warming in recent days. According to the All-Russian Research Institute for Civil Defense and Emergencies, a difficult situation may develop in Bashkiria, Mordovia, the Orenburg and Nizhny Novgorod regions.