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Three villages were flooded in Yakutia. Residents are saved in boats
Photo: EMERCOM of Russia
The emerging shores of the Lena River flooded three settlements in the Olekminsky district (ulus) in the south of Yakutia. According to the head of the district Nikolai Harbin, the villages (nasals) Kyllah, Khorintsy and the 1st Neryuktyinsk suffered from the flood. According to the official, residents are evacuated by the helicopter of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
People are also saved in boats.