“The commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District decided to build up the forces and means of the combined detachment of the railway troops to prevent floods in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for 50 people and 5 pieces of equipment,” TASS reports.
It is noted that on August 25, the military began the construction of a dam in the vicinity of the village named after Mendeleev, which is part of Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The detachment employs more than 70 people, 17 pieces of equipment are involved.
According to the data of the Civil Defense and Emergencies Directorate of the Komsomolsk-on-Amur Administration on the morning of August 30, the water level in the Amur River is 708 cm.