02:34Orsk residents sailed through the city’s flooded streets on an inflatable boat and commented on the situation following the dam breach, as seen in footage filmed on Monday.
"It's someone's wardrobe, the doors are from a wardrobe. You can't even see the address. <...> Right now we'll give people food. Someone will probably come down so we don't have to carry them. Not only did [the building] burn down, it also drowned," a woman said.
"Elvira, you have water up to the roof. And your bathhouse has tilted, floated up. You say there was a boat. If there was a boat, it sailed over the gate," she continued. "I see a boat over there. [The boat] is stuck on the roof, and the bathhouse is twisted."
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Stary Gorod district late on Friday, April 5, triggering widespread flooding, with over 4,000 homes and over 10,000 people affected.
On Saturday, Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in Nickel had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM), 3,900 residential houses and 8,700 plots remain flooded at the time of publication. More than 6,100 people were evacuated, with 1,213 placed in temporary accommodation centres.
EMERCOM Head Alexander Kurenkov reportedly arrived in the Orenburg region, on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to personally monitor the situation, while more than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats were working in the area.
The Russian Investigative Committee said it had launched a criminal probe related to both 'violation of safety rules during construction work' and 'negligence'.
'Water up to the roof' - Locals sail through flooded streets after dam breach in Southern Urals
Orsk residents sailed through the city’s flooded streets on an inflatable boat and commented on the situation following the dam breach, as seen in footage filmed on Monday.
"It's someone's wardrobe, the doors are from a wardrobe. You can't even see the address. <...> Right now we'll give people food. Someone will probably come down so we don't have to carry them. Not only did [the building] burn down, it also drowned," a woman said.
"Elvira, you have water up to the roof. And your bathhouse has tilted, floated up. You say there was a boat. If there was a boat, it sailed over the gate," she continued. "I see a boat over there. [The boat] is stuck on the roof, and the bathhouse is twisted."
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Stary Gorod district late on Friday, April 5, triggering widespread flooding, with over 4,000 homes and over 10,000 people affected.
On Saturday, Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in Nickel had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM), 3,900 residential houses and 8,700 plots remain flooded at the time of publication. More than 6,100 people were evacuated, with 1,213 placed in temporary accommodation centres.
EMERCOM Head Alexander Kurenkov reportedly arrived in the Orenburg region, on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to personally monitor the situation, while more than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats were working in the area.
The Russian Investigative Committee said it had launched a criminal probe related to both 'violation of safety rules during construction work' and 'negligence'.
Orsk residents sailed through the city’s flooded streets on an inflatable boat and commented on the situation following the dam breach, as seen in footage filmed on Monday.
"It's someone's wardrobe, the doors are from a wardrobe. You can't even see the address. <...> Right now we'll give people food. Someone will probably come down so we don't have to carry them. Not only did [the building] burn down, it also drowned," a woman said.
"Elvira, you have water up to the roof. And your bathhouse has tilted, floated up. You say there was a boat. If there was a boat, it sailed over the gate," she continued. "I see a boat over there. [The boat] is stuck on the roof, and the bathhouse is twisted."
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Stary Gorod district late on Friday, April 5, triggering widespread flooding, with over 4,000 homes and over 10,000 people affected.
On Saturday, Orsk Mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in Nickel had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM), 3,900 residential houses and 8,700 plots remain flooded at the time of publication. More than 6,100 people were evacuated, with 1,213 placed in temporary accommodation centres.
EMERCOM Head Alexander Kurenkov reportedly arrived in the Orenburg region, on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to personally monitor the situation, while more than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats were working in the area.
The Russian Investigative Committee said it had launched a criminal probe related to both 'violation of safety rules during construction work' and 'negligence'.