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VLADIVOSTOK, Aug 13 Water in the Kuleshovka River, which flooded Spassk-Dalniy and the village of Spasskoye in Primorye, has begun to subside, a representative of the District's Unified Duty Dispatch Service said.
Last Tuesday Primhydromet announced a storm warning, it was reported that under the influence of typhoon «Hanun» and the polar front on August 10-12 in the Primorsky Territory, from 50% to 110% of the monthly rainfall could fall. On Friday night, the largest amount of precipitation fell in Ussuriysk and in the western regions of the region, extensive floods were observed during the day. The authorities of the region reported that 65 settlements in Primorye were affected by heavy rains and floods. The water level in the Kuleshovka River rose to a record high of more than 2 meters.
«The water in Kuleshovka began to subside,» the source said.
Most of the rescue forces are concentrated in Ussuriysk and Spassk-Dalniy, where the difficult situation continues. The Russian Red Cross will send about 600 food and hygiene kits and the same number of bed linen to the victims of the Ussuriysk flood, the Russian Red Cross reported. On Saturday, the administration of the Ussuriysk city district told the agency that the water level in the Razdolnaya River, which broke through the dam, had risen to a record high of 10.85 meters. Restoration work on the dam is planned to begin after the complete descent of the water, noted in the municipality.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the region reported that seven apartment buildings, 4368 private houses and 5654 household plots in 16 municipalities, as well as 48 sections of roads were flooded in the region. The state of emergency for Friday-Saturday was introduced in nine municipalities of the region. As the agency was told in the local unified dispatching service, on the morning of August 12, a dam broke through in Ussuriysk. According to the prosecutor's office, after the damage to the dam, the evacuation of residents of the first floors of nearby houses began, to the windows of which water began to reach.