Now all warning systems are working in Orsk, people are being evacuated to temporary accommodation centers.
“4,258 houses and 10,987 people fall into the flood zone. Representatives of the administration of the Sovetsky district and a group of rescuers from the Ministry of Emergency Situations who arrived in Orsk are working on the spot,” they noted.
Despite the tension of the situation, people remain
calm and do not panic, the press service emphasized.
The head of Orenburg, Sergei Salmin, addressed residents of suburban villages and SNT and urged them to evacuate due to the risk of possible flooding due to the rise of the Ural River.