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The head of the Ministry of Emergencies flew to the Vologda region to fight the flood
The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies Vladimir Puchkov arrived by helicopter in the Vologda region to fight a flood , flooding more than 400 houses in the Veliky Ustyug area.
Before planting, a helicopter with the head of the Ministry of Emergencies made a circle over the territories affected by the flood. Puchkov will head events in Veliky Ustyug, the representative of the department said.
Together with the Minister, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Federation Yuri Vorobyov, who is a senator from the Vologda region, as well as a group of pyrotechnics of the Center for Rescue operations of special risk "Leader" of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, arrived. The latter will engage in explosive work on the rivers North Dvina and Sukhon, at the confluence of which ice congestion form.
So far, according to the agency, in 14 settlements the Sukhona river Sukhona Subtopil 443 of the household plots and 70 residential buildings in which 82 people live. The water level in the area of the great Ustyug reached 907 centimeters at a critical level of 960 cm. Earlier, the Ministry of Emergencies stated that people refuse to leave flooded areas, fearing the looters.
"Since the beginning of the anti -flowering measures after air intelligence of the North Dvina and Sukhon rivers, four detachments were carried out. Three ground dams with a length of 300 meters each were erected," the Russian Emergencies Ministry said. The number of groups on the spot is more than 380 people and 120 units of equipment, including 38 boats.
On the way from Moscow to Veliky Ustyug, Puchkov from the air appreciated the fire situation of the north of the Moscow region. “All peat bogs are still overwhelmed, there are no foci of natural fires,” TASS quotes.
On the eve of the Ministry of Emergencies, it celebrated a difficult situation with floods in five regions of Russia: in addition to the Vologda, these are Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen and Kurgan regions.