00:29Drone footage captured the flooded areas of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, following a dam breach on Sunday.
The dramatic video shows private houses, streets and forests adjacent to the city all submerged.
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area 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.
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'.
Flooded out - Russia's Southern Urals seen in dramatic drone footage
Drone footage captured the flooded areas of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, following a dam breach on Sunday.
The dramatic video shows private houses, streets and forests adjacent to the city all submerged.
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area 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.
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'.
Drone footage captured the flooded areas of Russia's Orsk, Southern Urals, following a dam breach on Sunday.
The dramatic video shows private houses, streets and forests adjacent to the city all submerged.
The local Orsk administration reported the breach of the protective dam in the Old Town area 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.
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'.