Emergency declared in Orenburg region following dam collapse
A federal state of emergency has been declared throughout the Orenburg region in Russia’s Urals as flooding continued to worsen in and around the city of Orsk following the collapse of a dam on Friday, state-affiliated news agency Interfax reported on Sunday. The number of flooded houses in the region went from 4,400 on Saturday to 6,600 on Sunday as the level of the Ural River continued to rise. Regionwide, some 4,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes.