Ministry of Emergency Situations: about 40 people are in the Orsk temporary detention center due to a dam break

2024-04-05T20:29:38.887Z

Highlights: There are 40 people in temporary accommodation centers in Orsk, Orenburg Region, including 17 children. 240 specialists and 113 pieces of equipment are eliminating the consequences of the dam break. Emergency Situations Ministry employees are strengthening the dam using 33 heavy trucks and five front loaders. Earlier, the Head of Orenberg, Sergei Salmin, called on residents of suburban villages and SNT to evacuate due to the rise of the river. “The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situation, together with representatives of the local administration, are evacuating residents from a possible flooding zone, carrying people with limited mobility and the elderly in their arms,” the statement says.

There are 40 people in temporary accommodation centers in Orsk, Orenburg Region, including 17 children. This was stated by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.