Russian region braced for major flood

People living in high-risk areas must evacuate immediately, the governor of Kurgan Region has said

Russia's Kurgan Region, located on the country's border with Kazakhstan, is braced for a major flood as water levels are rising rapidly in the Tobol River.

Governor Vadim Shumkov urged local residents living in flood-susceptible areas of the Urals region to leave their homes immediately. In a