03:20Residents of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, continue to evacuate from flooded areas of the city after the dam burst.
Footage taken on Sunday shows emergency workers evacuating people and pets in inflatable boats and service vehicles. The video also shows flooded houses, shops and cars on the streets.
"They took us out on a boat and brought us to the Old Town, to the church. We have been waiting there since 11 o'clock to be transferred here, so we are moving on and will look for a shelter. <...> We have options [to stay with] relatives, we will be calling them now," local evacuee Galina shared.
The press office of the Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area late on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. The scale of the disaster is staggering, with over 10,900 people affected by the floodwaters.
On Saturday, Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in the Nickel settlement had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Orenburg region governorship, at least 4,400 residential houses remain flooded at the time of publication.
More than two thousand people have been evacuated, 320 of them, including 85 children, have been placed in temporary shelters.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Alexander Kurenkov arrived in the Orenburg region on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to personally monitor the situation in the areas affected by the floods. More than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats are working on the site.
The Russian Investigative Committee informed it has launched a criminal probe under part one of Article 216 ('Violation of safety rules during construction work') and part one of Article 293 ('Negligence') of the Russian Criminal Code.
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Residents of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, continue to evacuate from flooded areas of the city after the dam burst.
Footage taken on Sunday shows emergency workers evacuating people and pets in inflatable boats and service vehicles. The video also shows flooded houses, shops and cars on the streets.
"They took us out on a boat and brought us to the Old Town, to the church. We have been waiting there since 11 o'clock to be transferred here, so we are moving on and will look for a shelter. <...> We have options [to stay with] relatives, we will be calling them now," local evacuee Galina shared.
The press office of the Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area late on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. The scale of the disaster is staggering, with over 10,900 people affected by the floodwaters.
On Saturday, Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in the Nickel settlement had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Orenburg region governorship, at least 4,400 residential houses remain flooded at the time of publication.
More than two thousand people have been evacuated, 320 of them, including 85 children, have been placed in temporary shelters.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Alexander Kurenkov arrived in the Orenburg region on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to personally monitor the situation in the areas affected by the floods. More than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats are working on the site.
The Russian Investigative Committee informed it has launched a criminal probe under part one of Article 216 ('Violation of safety rules during construction work') and part one of Article 293 ('Negligence') of the Russian Criminal Code.
Residents of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, continue to evacuate from flooded areas of the city after the dam burst.
Footage taken on Sunday shows emergency workers evacuating people and pets in inflatable boats and service vehicles. The video also shows flooded houses, shops and cars on the streets.
"They took us out on a boat and brought us to the Old Town, to the church. We have been waiting there since 11 o'clock to be transferred here, so we are moving on and will look for a shelter. <...> We have options [to stay with] relatives, we will be calling them now," local evacuee Galina shared.
The press office of the Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area late on Friday, triggering widespread flooding. The scale of the disaster is staggering, with over 10,900 people affected by the floodwaters.
On Saturday, Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa said another section of the dam near Borisoglebsky Street in the Nickel settlement had been breached, resulting in 'water rushing into the city', and urged residents to leave their homes as soon as possible.
According to the Orenburg region governorship, at least 4,400 residential houses remain flooded at the time of publication.
More than two thousand people have been evacuated, 320 of them, including 85 children, have been placed in temporary shelters.
The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations (EMERCOM) Alexander Kurenkov arrived in the Orenburg region on the instructions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to personally monitor the situation in the areas affected by the floods. More than 700 specialists from different regions, 160 units of equipment and 70 boats are working on the site.
The Russian Investigative Committee informed it has launched a criminal probe under part one of Article 216 ('Violation of safety rules during construction work') and part one of Article 293 ('Negligence') of the Russian Criminal Code.