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Floods cause havoc in East Siberia

cde.news desk 6 July 2019, 13:30 · 1 min read

epa07684658 A handout photo made available by Russia's Emergencies Ministry of Irkutsk region shows members of Russia's Emergencies Ministry carry a child from the flooded house during a heavy flood that has recently hit Russia's Irkutsk Region, Russia, 30 June 2019. More than 4,000 residences, 16 roads, and 13 bridges in 27 towns and villages had been affected by the floods, which hit the region just west of Lake Baikal. EPA-EFE/RUSSIAN EMERGENCIES MINISTRY IRKUTSK HANDOUT BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Russia officials said that more than 400 people have been taken to hospitals following heavy floods in East Siberia’s Irkutsk Region.

According to Pavel Baryshev, Russia’s Deputy Minister for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief, as of the middle of Friday, 22 people were reported dead, 15 people missing and over 330 hospitalized as a result of floods in the Irkutsk Region.

Floods in the Irkutsk region started after torrential rains at the end of June. As many as 103 settlements have been affected by the disaster. More than 10,150 dwelling houses, which accommodate almost 33,000 people, have been flooded. A state of emergency was declared in the region.

Via TASS

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Floods cause havoc in East Siberia

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