In Ussuriysk, Primorsky Krai, a dam created to contain floods broke through, RIA Novosti was informed about this in the Unified Duty Dispatch Service of the city.
“Yes, the dam broke through. <…> From above there was an overflow at night, through the top of the dam. Accordingly, it began to collapse, ”said the interlocutors of the agency. Later, this information was confirmed by Governor Oleg Kozhemyako: “In the Seven Winds microdistrict, Several apartment buildings were flooded. Residents are being evacuated.» Kozhemyako added that additional rescue teams were attracted to the city.
In Ussuriysk, more than a monthly rainfall has fallen in the last 24 hours. The water in the Razdolnaya River has risen to a record ten meters, which is higher than the level of the dam under construction, the city authorities said. The administration of Ussuriysk added that the flood has become the most destructive and large-scale in the last ten years.
According to the Kommunar Ussuriysk telegram channel, pets suffered: “Lost dogs roam the entire Pushkin Bridge. On one of the roofs of the house sits a sand-colored dog. The area near the Museum of Local Lore was flooded in the city.
Typhoon Hanoun passed through Primorye. Due to heavy rains, a state of emergency was declared in 14 municipalities. According to the morning data of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, in 17 municipalities «543 residential buildings, 1393 household plots and 40 sections of roads remain flooded.»
Later, the government of Primorsky Krai clarified that 65 settlements were affected in total: by the evening of August 12, 729 private houses and 1983 courtyards were flooded. The regional authorities called the situation in Ussuriisk and Spassk-Dalniy “difficult”. In the Seven Winds area, according to them, seven high-rise buildings and a kindergarten were flooded. There are 612 people in temporary accommodation centers throughout the region.
The regional Ministry of Transport and Roads told Vostok Media that by the morning of August 12 due to washed out roads, 27 settlements remained completely cut off.
The department called the situation in the Border, Oktyabrsky, Chernigov, Mikhailovsky, Khasansky and Nadezhdinsky districts especially difficult. People who have highly passable equipment and boats were asked to help with the evacuation of local residents.
The day before, a drowned woman was found in Ussuriysk on Rakovskaya Street, the regional department of the Investigative Committee began a pre-investigation check. In the Khorolsky municipal district, the bodies of two boys, aged 12 and 13, were found, who were sucked into the sewer by a stream of water. Today, the city administration announced that there is still no exact data on the number of residents affected by the flood.
Updated in 16:00. Added comments of the city administration and the regional government.