MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency on Sunday, with preparations for possible flooding underway in three ...

MOSCOW — Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency on Sunday, with preparations for possible flooding underway in three other ...

Russia’s government declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. AP Over 1,300 homes flooded and 428 people were evacuated, they said.

This is reported on the Kremlin's website. The Head of State accepted the resignation of Denis Pasler, Governor of the Orenburg Region, at his own request. D. Pasler was appointed Acting Governor of ...

The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate in the Orenburg region, the regional government said. State news agency ...