Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 due to floods

7 months ago

Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continued to rise and flood whole villages and cities on Wednesday, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a "very, very tense" situation was expected to worsen. Fast-melting snow and ice have caused rivers in Russia's southern Urals, western Siberia as well as northern Kazakhstan to reach unprecedented heights, threatening