The main thing about the situation in Orsk on April 7: new flooding, multi-billion dollar damage, visit of the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations

On April 5, an embankment dam on the Ural River broke in Orsk. Before the breakthrough in the region, due to floods, they carried out the largest release of water from the Iriklinsky reservoir. On April 6, the second embankment dam broke in the city. Authorities announced an urgent evacuation in the village of Nikel. On April 7, the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, arrived in the flood zone and discussed the situation in the city. named “critical”. All the most important things about the situation in Orsk and the Orenburg region are in Kommersant’s collection.

• The authorities of the Orenburg region told TASS that in 13 temporary accommodation centers in Orsk are 1,052 people. PVRs are organized in schools, so distance learning has been introduced in the city.
• Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia Alexander Kurenkov, who is in the Orenburg region, statedthat a critical situation has developed in Orsk due to a dam break.
• In Orsk from medical institutions evacuated 132 patients due to the threat of flooding.
• Ministry of Construction appreciated Damage to housing from flooding in the Orenburg region amounted to 21 billion rubles.
• The number of flooded residential buildings in the Orenburg region over the past 24 hours increased almost up to 6.3 thousand.
• In Orsk started evacuation of the New City on the right bank of the Urals.
• Vladimir Putin reported on the evacuation of people and measures to eliminate the consequences of flooding.