Ministry of Emergency Situations expects the water level in the Tulun river to rise to critical on May 31

“On May 31, on the Oia River near the city of Tulun, the water level is expected to rise to 690-730 cm (critical mark 730 cm).

It is possible for water to enter the lowered parts of the floodplain, "the press service of the TASS department quotes.

In six municipalities of the Irkutsk region, a high alert regime has been introduced due to the threat of flooding.

Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations recorded a rise in the water level in most of the rivers of the Irkutsk region.