ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The roaring sound of water pumps filled the deserted streets of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg on Friday as people scrambled to heed official warnings to escape. The city of 550,000 about 1,200 km (750 mile.
ORENBURG, Russia (Reuters) - The roaring sound of water pumps filled the deserted streets of the flood-stricken Russian city of Orenburg on Friday as people scrambled to heed official warnings to escape. The city of 550,000 about 1,200 km (750 mile.
MOSCOW Floods in the Russian city of Orenburg have raised water levels to two meters above critical, leaving just the roofs of some houses showing.The city's mayor urged many residents to leave.
Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg called on thousands of residents to evacuate immediately on Friday due to rapidly rising flood waters after major rivers burst their banks due to a historic deluge of melting snow. Water was also rising sharply in another Russian region - Kurgan - and in neighboring Kazakhstan the authorities said 100,000 people had been evacuated so far, as rapidly warming temperatures melted heavy snow and ice.