The level of water in the Tobol River near Kurgan in Russia’s southern Urals is higher than the safety level, according to RIA state news agency.
The river in the city in Kurgan, which is an administrative center in Russia, went up by 123 centimeters in one day, reaching 865 centimeters on Wednesday morning.
In the middle of Kurgan, loud sirens are going off every two hours, telling people to leave and go to a safe place. Authorities said the river becomes “dangerous” once it goes over 850 cms (27 feet).
RIA reported that over 660 houses were flooded in the area by Wednesday morning, according to the emergency ministry.
Officials said that people living in 14 areas in Ishim district of the Tyumen region in southwestern Siberia were being moved to safety because the Ishim River was getting higher.
According to officials, the water levels in rivers in parts of Russia’s Ural and southwestern Siberian regions, and nearby areas of Kazakhstan, are still going up quickly.
The disaster happened because the snow melted quickly and there was heavy rain. This made the smaller rivers that flow into Europe’s biggest rivers get bigger.
The number of people forced to leave their homes went up to 200,000 on Tuesday. The governor of Tyumen in Russia told the 65,000 residents of Ishim to leave quickly.
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