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.

ORENBURG, April 10. /TASS/. The water level in the Ural River near Orenburg reached 1,000 cm, the Mayor’s Office told TASS. This value is 70 cm above the dangerous one. "[The water level of the ...

The water level in the Sakmara River near Tatarskaya Kargala is 858 cm, the administration of the Orenburg region said in a statement MOSCOW, April 23. /TASS/. The water level in the Ural River ...

While Orsk, a city which is housing 200,000 people, was badly affected by the flooding. Ural River's water level was also rising quickly in the regional hub of Orenburg, housing around 560,000 people.

We're guessing that the guy with the stick might be there to help figure out the river's depth ... At least with the Ural's sidecar, someone could take a buddy home if his bike gets sent downstream.

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.