"Orenburg Mayor Orders Critical Evacuations Due to Flooding"

The mayor of Orenburg, Russia, has ordered the evacuation of riverside communities as the Ural river floods villages and causes a dam to burst, leading to a "critical" situation. A state of emergency has been declared in the Orenburg region, with 300 houses already flooded and 3,500 people affected by flooding nationwide. In the city of Orsk, a dam burst threatens part of the city with flooding, potentially affecting up to 10,000 residents, prompting evacuations to gathering points.