All gardening communities in the west and southeast of the city were flooded
Roscosmos satellites Kanopus-V and Meteor-M sent back to Earth images of flooded areas in the Orenburg region.
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The hydrological situation in the Orenburg region, which is prone to flooding, remains tense. To clarify the extent of the disaster, Roscosmos specialists received satellite images from the Kanopus-V satellites. and «Meteor-M», currently operating in orbit.
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Based on Earth remote sensing data, the following conclusions were drawn.
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In the village of Krasnokholm, Orenburg Region, about 906 courtyard areas and 41 houses were flooded. The maximum water level there reached 510 centimeters. Now the situation is beginning to stabilize and the water level is decreasing.
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In Orsk, all gardening non-profit partnerships located on the western and south-eastern sides of the old city were flooded, and the roads were flooded.