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Russia, Kazakhstan floods: High water levels swamp Orenburg houses

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By Robert Greenall for the BBCThe flooded part of the city of Orsk, Russia's Orenburg region, southe

By Robert Greenall for the BBC

An aerial picture taken on April 8, 2024 shows the flooded part of the city of Orsk, Russia's Orenburg region, southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. Russia said on April 8, 2024 that more than 10,000 residential buildings were flooded across the Urals, Volga area and western Siberia as emergency services evacuated cities threatened by rising rivers. On April 7, Russia declared a federal emergency in the Orenburg region, where the Ural river flooded much of the city of Orsk and is now reaching dangerous levels in the main city of Orenburg. Much of the city of Orsk has been flooded after torrential rain burst a nearby dam. (Photo by Anatoliy Zhdanov / Kommersant Photo / AFP) / Russia OUT

The flooded part of the city of Orsk, Russia's Orenburg region, southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. Photo: Anatoliy Zhdanov / Kommersant Photo / AFP

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