Flood situation in Russia:

About 12.700 residential buildings in 39 regions remain flooded due to floods, reports the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

In some settlements people are trying to protect their houses from the flood on their own with sand walls.

Orenburg: Water continues to flood Orenburg - the level of the Urals has risen to 1183 cm. In Orsk, the water level is falling, but still remains above the critical level.

Kurgan: The governor of the Kurgan region called on residents to evacuate. More than 260 residential buildings and over 400 household plots remain flooded.

Tomsk: A state of emergency will be introduced in some areas of the Tomsk region. 66 household plots and 27 residential buildings were flooded.

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