A tidal wave with a huge water volume from the Tobol River is located 10 kilometers from the Russian city of Kurgan and moves towards it, reported on his channel in "Telegram" the governor of the Kurgan region Vadim Shumkov, quoted by TASS, writes BTA.
Earlier, Shumkov reported that a wave with a length of 30-50 kilometers was approaching Kurgan due to the release of water from a dam in Kazakhstan. "The volume of water is colossal. All that we see in Kurgan now, when Cheryomukhovo is flooded, is only a small part of the volume of water that approaches the city,", he wrote.
Shumkov emphasized that the right coastal part of Kurgan, where there are a large number of orchards and farms, has already been partially flooded. Neighborhood "Nizhnyaya Utyatka" is already cut off from the city, Cheryomukhovo is flooded, the water overflows over the Malo-Chausovsky bridge and other areas, he added.
According to his data, most of the water goes right into the coastal river plain, flooding everything around at a distance of several kilometers. Evacuation of residents of some parts of Kurgan may soon be difficult due to flooded roads.
Earlier, Shumkov reported a predicted "very heavy" situation with rising water. The Ural Hydrometeorological Center reported that from today to Thursday, the water level of the Tobol River in Kurgan is expected to exceed the level of unfavorable (700 cm) and dangerous phenomenon (850 cm). Residents of all settlements in the coastal river plain of the Tobol River are urged to evacuate.
Residents of the villages of Menshchikovo and Kropanka in the Ketovo District of the Kurgan Region were also urged to evacuate due to flooding. This was reported in the channel in "Telegram" of the county. "The water is approaching your homes. Evacuate immediately! Take the children, the elderly and relatives with difficulty moving, do not leave animals. Collect belongings, documents, medicines and leave the danger zone", - the message states.
As specified in the press service of the administration of the Kurgan region, the water level continues to rise in the area of the settlements Ketovo, Lapteva, Kryukovo, Sanatorna, Temlyakovo, Menshchikovo. Thus, in the area of Ketovo, in 2 hours the water rose by 30 cm, in Menshchikovo - by 22 cm, in Sanatorna - by 20 cm.
The official channel of the administration of the Kurgan region in "Telegram" also called on the residents of the "Tulip" horticulture farm to evacuate immediately as the area is at risk of flooding.