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Spring flooding cuts road access to 136 communities in one Russian region, inundates 142 homes in another

Source: TASS

Spring flooding has inundated 142 homes and 306 residential plots in Russia’s Altai Krai, along with two road sections, the regional Emergency Situations Ministry reported on the morning of April 13. The number of flooded homes in the region more than doubled in two days.

In the Kirov Region, flooding has cut road access to 136 communities after bridges were closed, Governor Alexander Sokolov said Monday, April 13.

All affected communities have adequate supplies of food, medicine, and fuel, according to the Russian state news agency TASS, citing the Kirov regional government. The flooding is continuing but beginning to recede, the regional government’s press service added.

In the Novosibirsk Region, flooding has affected 10 communities and 15 garden associations, Viktor Orlov, head of the regional Emergency Situations Ministry office, said. Five road sections have also been flooded and two road bridges are partially submerged, the Russian news agency Interfax reported, citing Orlov. Two communities in the Bolotninskiy and Toguchinsk districts have been cut off from road access, though both have been stocked with food and medicine, Orlov said. Residential homes have not been flooded, he added.

Spring flooding from rapidly rising river levels caused by snowmelt strikes various regions of Russia every year. In 2024, when many communities in the Urals and Siberia were affected, Meduza examined the factors that drive floods and explored whether the devastating consequences could have been prevented.

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