A dam broke in the Orenburg region of Russia: residents are being evacuated

A dam was damaged by a flood in the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region of Russia . Residents are being evacuated.

In Orsk, the second largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, the dam was damaged by floods. This was reported by Russian news agencies, citing local emergency services. Earlier, the local mass media reported that the risk of dam failure has increased.

"Due to the collapse of the dam in Orsk, the rescue team of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia has been strengthened. "For the purpose of prevention, people are going from house to house to evacuate the population from the area where flooding can be observed to temporary places of residence," said the report of the Russian Foreign Ministry .

The administration of Orsk reports that the entire residential sector of the Old City will be flooded in the next few hours .

About 200,000 people live in Orsk.