YEKATERINBURG, April 9 Forced evacuation has been announced in the Zverinogolovsky municipal district of the Kurgan region due to the threat of flooding of residential buildings, reports the head of the municipality Marina Pankratova.
>»Forced evacuation has been announced in the flooded areas of the Zverinogolovsky District,» Pankratova wrote in her Telegram channel.
Regional Governor Vadim Shumkov introduced a regional emergency regime in the Kurgan Region on April 5. There is a threat of flooding for more than 60 settlements. According to the forecast of the State Emergency Management Agency for the flood-hazardous period, 62 settlements, 4,300 houses, 5,550 household plots, 600 summer cottages may be flooded in the region, and 18,718 people may fall into the emergency zone.
According to the head of the region, The arrival of high water in Kurgan is predicted for April 11-14. The water level in the Tobol River near the village of Zverinogolovskoye by Tuesday evening is 912 centimeters, which exceeds the “adverse event” mark. Dangerous phenomena occur at a water level of 1060 centimeters.