A state of emergency was introduced in the Siberian region of Yakutia on May 13 after four local villages were inundated with floodwaters. Residents of four other Siberian villages in the Omsk region were evacuated on May 12 as water levels in the Irtysh River jumped. Authorities in Kazakhstan's western town of Inderbor said the water level in the Ural River now threatens the area. In recent weeks, several Russian and Kazakh regions have faced devastating floods caused by abrupt warm weather that led to a massive snowmelt. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service and Siberia.Realities, click here and here.
Floods Caused By Mass Snowmelt Continue In Russia, Kazakhstan
Residents of a village in Russia's Yakutia region are evacuated on May 13.