Flooding sparks evacuations in major Russian city

The water levels continue to rise in Orenburg after the levee holding back the Ural River broke

The authorities in Orenburg in central Russia ordered mass evacuations on Friday as flood waters continued to rise after the levee holding back the Ural River broke last week.

According to Orenburg Mayor Sergey Salmin, over the past ten hours, the water level of the river has risen by 40cm and su