“The rise of groundwater and flood waters of the Amur River has already exceeded a dangerous level and a dam broke in the village of Leninskoye, which was eliminated with the help of the Russian army,” he said.
Goldstein also expressed gratitude to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu for the "lightning-fast reaction."
He noted that the troops of the Eastern Military District were working in the area of the breakthrough.
Earlier, a regional emergency regime was introduced in the Jewish Autonomous Region in connection with the situation in the Leninsky District.
After the dam was broken in the village of Leninsky, 60 people were evacuated.