02:58Orsk residents in Russia's Orenburg region, Southern Urals, rescue pets from flooded buildings following dam breach.
Footage taken on Monday shows locals pointing out where the dam broke and trying to reach the homes with abandoned pets on their boat.
"We are directly in the area where the dam breach occurred. Here, there's water running down the street. It's coming straight from the dam. <…> The house is completely underwater, [there's only] the roof," said one of the local residents involved in rescuing the animals.
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.
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'.
'House is completely underwater' - Residents of Russia's Southern Urals rescue pets from huge floods following dam breach
Orsk residents in Russia's Orenburg region, Southern Urals, rescue pets from flooded buildings following dam breach.
Footage taken on Monday shows locals pointing out where the dam broke and trying to reach the homes with abandoned pets on their boat.
"We are directly in the area where the dam breach occurred. Here, there's water running down the street. It's coming straight from the dam. <…> The house is completely underwater, [there's only] the roof," said one of the local residents involved in rescuing the animals.
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.
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 in Russia's Orenburg region, Southern Urals, rescue pets from flooded buildings following dam breach.
Footage taken on Monday shows locals pointing out where the dam broke and trying to reach the homes with abandoned pets on their boat.
"We are directly in the area where the dam breach occurred. Here, there's water running down the street. It's coming straight from the dam. <…> The house is completely underwater, [there's only] the roof," said one of the local residents involved in rescuing the animals.
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.
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'.