Flooding continues in Russia’s Amur Region, where officials say more than 1,300 houses – home to over 2,700 people – have been affected. The village of Vladimirovka is one place that has been caught in the deluge. Not all locals have accepted offers to relocate to dryer ground – this woman is reportedly one of those who chose to stay on in the flood zone.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankFlooding continues in Russia’s Amur Region, where officials say more than 1,300 houses – home to over 2,700 people – have been affected. The village of Vladimirovka is one place that has been caught in the deluge. Not all locals have accepted offers to relocate to dryer ground – this woman is reportedly one of those who chose to stay on in the flood zone.
Flooding continues in Russia’s Amur Region, where officials say more than 1,300 houses – home to over 2,700 people – have been affected. The village of Vladimirovka is one place that has been caught in the deluge. Not all locals have accepted offers to relocate to dryer ground – this woman is reportedly one of those who chose to stay on in the flood zone.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabank4,210 people, over half of them children, have been evacuated from the flood zone, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said in an August 12 statement.
4,210 people, over half of them children, have been evacuated from the flood zone, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said in an August 12 statement.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankAs of August 12, 29 villages and more than 320 kilometers of highway are within the flood zone, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said.
As of August 12, 29 villages and more than 320 kilometers of highway are within the flood zone, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankPeople can still get around parts of the flooded village of Vladimirovka, near Blagoveshchensk.
People can still get around parts of the flooded village of Vladimirovka, near Blagoveshchensk.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankWeather forecasters predict flood-hit parts of the Amur Region will see more heavy rain over the next few days.
Weather forecasters predict flood-hit parts of the Amur Region will see more heavy rain over the next few days.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankBut much of the village of Vladimirovka is already underwater.
But much of the village of Vladimirovka is already underwater.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankEmergency crews are making platforms out of boards to help residents get to a local shop.
Emergency crews are making platforms out of boards to help residents get to a local shop.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankPeople who stay on in Vladimirovka have more than rising flood-waters to deal with: there’s a power outage, too.
People who stay on in Vladimirovka have more than rising flood-waters to deal with: there’s a power outage, too.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankDespite these conditions, some residents refuse to be evacuated. This woman is staying on in her home – even though there’s no electricity.
Despite these conditions, some residents refuse to be evacuated. This woman is staying on in her home – even though there’s no electricity.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankThough many of the streets in the village of Vladimirovka now look more like rivers, some locals seem quite at home.
Though many of the streets in the village of Vladimirovka now look more like rivers, some locals seem quite at home.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankLocal authorities and the Emergencies Ministry are working together to get food to livestock and help prepare the affected area’s power supply infrastructure for the fall-winter period.
Local authorities and the Emergencies Ministry are working together to get food to livestock and help prepare the affected area’s power supply infrastructure for the fall-winter period.
© RIA Novosti . Mikhail Voskresensky / Go to the mediabankJust a matter of days ago cars could drive down roads in the village of Vladimirovka, but at the moment local residents opt for other ways of getting around.
Just a matter of days ago cars could drive down roads in the village of Vladimirovka, but at the moment local residents opt for other ways of getting around.