TYUMEN, April 30 The water level in the Ishim River in the village of Vikulovo in the Tyumen region has risen by more than a meter in a day and is approaching a critical level, follows from the hydrological bulletin , published in the Telegram channel of the regional government information center.
By 6:00 the water in Vikulovo had risen to 976 centimeters (an increase per day — 102 centimeters). The critical level of the dangerous phenomenon for this settlement is 10 meters.
According to Governor Alexander Moor, Ishim in the Vikulovo region will rise intensively until May 2. The peak of the flood here is predicted for May 5-6, the maximum water rise could be at least 11.5 meters.
According to open sources, a total of about 15 thousand people live in the Vikulovsky district, and more than seven thousand in the regional center. There are 19 settlements in the potential flood zone in this area.
Since April 8, a state of emergency has been in effect in the Tyumen region due to floods on the Tobol and Ishim rivers. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, in 36 settlements of the region, 205 residential and 523 country houses, 2,935 household plots, and 25 sections of roads remain flooded. In total, more than six thousand people were evacuated in the region, 665 of them, including 231 children, are in temporary accommodation centers.