Over 4,000 people evacuated in Russia’s Orenburg region due to floods

More than 2,500 houses were flooded in Russia’s Orenburg region, 4,208 people were evacuated from the emergency zone, according to the press service of the regional government, Report informs referring to TASS.

“As of April 6, due to active snowmelt and rising river levels as a result of spillways in the region, 2,556 residential buildings and 6,886 household plots were flooded. Some 4,208 people were evacuated, including 1,019 children, of which 427 people are placed in temporary detention centers, including 132 children,” the message says.