What the records say
- When
- 5 Apr 2024
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 51.21° N, 58.51° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Orsk Dam collapse.
Summary
Orsk Dam collapse: A dam failure in Orsk, Orenburg Oblast caused by melting snow results in a flood that inundates 10,000 homes and displaces 10,000 people. Over the succeeding days, floods also caused by the spring thaw occur in Tyumen, Tomsk and Kurgan Oblasts.
Orsk Dam collapse
2024 dam failure in Russia
On 5 April 2024, the Orsk Dam in Russia collapsed due to flooding along the Ural River, prompting evacuations. Fifteen people died, while at least six others were injured and damage was estimated to be around 1.2 billion rubles.
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- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “environ sont inondées et au moins quatre personnes sont tuées après la rupture d'un barrage à Orsk, en raison de fortes pluies”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Прорыв дамбы в Орске, который привёл к затоплению города”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page