TASS/. The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has dropped below the dangerous mark of 930 cm, currently standing at 920 cm, the administration of the Orenburg region ...

How the Ural River is flooding Orsk, Orenburg, and beyond Since the end of March, over 20 regions in Russia have been affected by floods. The cause is attributed to the snowy winter and sudden thaw.

TASS/. The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has dropped by 19 cm (roughly 7.5 inches) to 1,090 cm since Wednesday morning, local authorities said in a statement.

The Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation held the fourth meeting of the Russian-Kazakh Commission for the conservation of the ecosystem of the basin of the transboundary Ural River.