Before-And-After Satellite Imagery Reveals Devastation From Floodwaters In Russia
- By RFE/RL
Before-and-after satellite imagery reveals the floodwaters that have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from the Russian city of Orsk.
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Before-and-after satellite views captured on April 1, 2023, and April 10 of this year show the inundation of the city of Orsk, which straddles the Ural River.
Orsk, a city of nearly 240,000, is the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains.
Orsk, a city of nearly 240,000, is the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains.
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A before-and-after view of an embankment collapse over the Ural River tributary
Russia continues to struggle to contain the flooding, which resulted from swiftly melting snow and a dam breach in the city of Orsk.
Russia continues to struggle to contain the flooding, which resulted from swiftly melting snow and a dam breach in the city of Orsk.
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A before-and-after overview of Orsk and the Ural River
As of April 10, a total of 12,817 homes and 14,969 household plots were inundated by the floodwaters.
As of April 10, a total of 12,817 homes and 14,969 household plots were inundated by the floodwaters.
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Before-and-after views of additional breached levees around the city
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said water levels had declined in a number of areas but that water levels remain dangerous in the Ural River outside Orsk, Orenburg, and Ilek.
Russia's Emergencies Ministry said water levels had declined in a number of areas but that water levels remain dangerous in the Ural River outside Orsk, Orenburg, and Ilek.
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Before-and-after views of flooded homes and buildings along the Ural River
Regional authorities estimate the damage at around $223 million.
Regional authorities estimate the damage at around $223 million.
