Not all residents of Orsk were evacuated from the danger zone due to flooding. This was announced by the head of the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Orenburg Region.
Rescuers are expecting new requests for evacuation by nightfall, since there is no electricity, gas or light, he said. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of emergency Situations reported that 1,121 people, including 331 children, were evacuated in flooded Orsk after a dam break.