“Fucked up, I’m resting”: a resident of Orsk has been sitting on the roof of his flooded house for more than an hour

According to preliminary information, 711 people were evacuated in flooded Orsk, including 210 children. There are 257 people in temporary accommodation centers, people are still arriving there. Russian media even reported that a recruitment of volunteers was announced in Orsk to eliminate the consequences of flooding and evacuate the population.

Dam break in Orsk: what known

• On Friday evening, April 5, reports began to appear in the Russian media about a dam breaking and the flooding of Orsk in the Orenburg region of Russia.< /li>
• The main version explains the dam break by a sharp melting of snow, as well as an increase in water levels in the Ural River and in the Iriklinsky reservoir. A lot of videos and photos from the scene are being circulated on social networks. Local authorities began evacuating the population.
• The media are now publishing information about at least 4 deaths. After this, Russian propagandists began to urgently refute this and state that people allegedly died as a result of other circumstances, and not because of flooding.
• Water level in the Ural River in Orsk according to as of morning it had become critical and was 9.27 meters, the city mayor said. According to experts, water from the flooded city will leave the city no earlier than in 1.5 – 2 weeks.