Russia warns of possible new floods in two regions of western Siberia. The regions of Kurgan and Tyumen must prepare for the arrival of a “colossal” quantity of water.
On the other hand, the level of the Ural River began to fall in the Orenburg region, the first to be affected by the disaster. Floods are caused by intense rain associated with rising temperatures and increased melting of snow and ice. According to scientists, global warming is favoring extreme weather events like heavy precipitation. The levels of the Tobol River in the Kurgan region, where a partial evacuation was declared on Monday, rose by 42 cm in 6 hours this morning, reaching 673 cm, local authorities announced on Telegram. The state of emergency in the neighboring Tyumen region has been in place for a week, and a forced evacuation is envisaged for more than 7,300 inhabitants of the region populating around fifty localities, according to Governor Alexander Moor. Russian Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov arrived in Orsk on Monday for the third time since the April 5 breach of a dike that led to thousands of evacuations.