Nearly 8,000 people evacuated from Russia's Orenburg region
According to local government officials, the figure of individuals displaced as a result of flooding in Russia's Orenburg region has risen to 7,700 as per state news agency TASS on Wednesday.
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- Published Date: 09:29 | 10 April 2024
- Modified Date: 09:29 | 10 April 2024
The number of people evacuated due to flooding in Russia's Orenburg region has grown to 7,700, state news agency TASS reported on Wednesday citing local government.
More than 300 homes were flooded in the Russian city of Orenburg after the Ural River rose half a metre beyond its bursting point, officials said on Wednesday, as melting snow from the Ural Mountains triggered the worst flooding in decades.
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