Flood waters from Kazakhstan reach Russian city - Evacuation announced

Authorities in Russia’s Kurgan region have announced mass evacuations as Russia’s Kurgan and Tyumen regions and swaths of northern Kazakhstan are flooded. As a result of flooding and rising water levels, the Tobol River has swelled with meltwater and burst its banks, rising to 6.31 metres in the main city. Governor of Kurgan region, Vadim Shumkov said there was almost a “sea” of water approaching the area and fresh rainfall was making the situation worse. "The city of Kurgan itself will be next. The flow of the Tobol is accelerating. The water level in it is constantly rising," Shumkov said.
In addition to Tobol River’s own waters and its tributaries, over 1.3 billion cubic meters of water comes from Kazakhstan, which, according to the Federal Water Resources Agency, is twice the volume of the 1994 floods. "The volume of water is immense. Everything we see in Kurgan is still only a small part of the volume approaching the city," the governor said. He added that the water level in the village of Zverinogolovskoye is decreasing very slowly, which indicates the movement of a large volume of water mass along the Tobol. Shumkov urged everyone who falls into the flood zone to evacuate immediately.