٠٠:٠٢:٢٢Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) employees and locals continue to strengthen fortifications in Kurgan, Southern Urals, as the water level in the Tobol River reached a record high amid severe flooding in the region.
Footage filmed on Friday shows locals bagging sand while EMERCOM staff put it along the makeshift dam.
On the same day, the agency reported that EMERCOM head Alexander Kurenkov and Kurgan region Governor Vadim Shumakov inspected the work progress.
"The flood situation in the region remains tense, but we keep it under constant control. The works do not stop, they are carried out taking into account the forecast and the current situation. There are enough forces and means, and volunteers make a huge contribution," Kurenkov said.
On Thursday, Shumkov said that in some parts of the region, the water level in the Tobol River was higher than the record maximum in 1994, urging locals to evacuate from the affected territories.
According to EMERCOM, as of April 19, over 1,900 residential houses, 3,380 holiday homes, five bridges and 12 sections of roads remained flooded across seven districts and 29 settlements in the region.
The agency also reported that more than 14,000 people had been evacuated, with over 900 accomodated in temporary shelters, including 200 children.
Flooding was reported in 39 regions of Russia, with the Altai region in Siberia, and Tyumen, Orenburg and Kurgan regions in Southern Urals under a state of emergency.
Fortifications strengthened with sandbags in Russia's Southern Urals with Tobol river at record high
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) employees and locals continue to strengthen fortifications in Kurgan, Southern Urals, as the water level in the Tobol River reached a record high amid severe flooding in the region.
Footage filmed on Friday shows locals bagging sand while EMERCOM staff put it along the makeshift dam.
On the same day, the agency reported that EMERCOM head Alexander Kurenkov and Kurgan region Governor Vadim Shumakov inspected the work progress.
"The flood situation in the region remains tense, but we keep it under constant control. The works do not stop, they are carried out taking into account the forecast and the current situation. There are enough forces and means, and volunteers make a huge contribution," Kurenkov said.
On Thursday, Shumkov said that in some parts of the region, the water level in the Tobol River was higher than the record maximum in 1994, urging locals to evacuate from the affected territories.
According to EMERCOM, as of April 19, over 1,900 residential houses, 3,380 holiday homes, five bridges and 12 sections of roads remained flooded across seven districts and 29 settlements in the region.
The agency also reported that more than 14,000 people had been evacuated, with over 900 accomodated in temporary shelters, including 200 children.
Flooding was reported in 39 regions of Russia, with the Altai region in Siberia, and Tyumen, Orenburg and Kurgan regions in Southern Urals under a state of emergency.
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry (EMERCOM) employees and locals continue to strengthen fortifications in Kurgan, Southern Urals, as the water level in the Tobol River reached a record high amid severe flooding in the region.
Footage filmed on Friday shows locals bagging sand while EMERCOM staff put it along the makeshift dam.
On the same day, the agency reported that EMERCOM head Alexander Kurenkov and Kurgan region Governor Vadim Shumakov inspected the work progress.
"The flood situation in the region remains tense, but we keep it under constant control. The works do not stop, they are carried out taking into account the forecast and the current situation. There are enough forces and means, and volunteers make a huge contribution," Kurenkov said.
On Thursday, Shumkov said that in some parts of the region, the water level in the Tobol River was higher than the record maximum in 1994, urging locals to evacuate from the affected territories.
According to EMERCOM, as of April 19, over 1,900 residential houses, 3,380 holiday homes, five bridges and 12 sections of roads remained flooded across seven districts and 29 settlements in the region.
The agency also reported that more than 14,000 people had been evacuated, with over 900 accomodated in temporary shelters, including 200 children.
Flooding was reported in 39 regions of Russia, with the Altai region in Siberia, and Tyumen, Orenburg and Kurgan regions in Southern Urals under a state of emergency.