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| 8K hurt in torrential rains in Transbaikal |
| 2021-07-26 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] With the onset of the third wave of the leash in Transbaikalia, water entered the territory of 14 settlements of Chernyshevsky, Nerchinsky, Sretensky and Shilkinsky districts, about eight thousand people were injured. This was announced on July 25 by the Deputy Prime Minister of the region Inna Shcheglova on the air of the TV channel "Russia-24" (GTRK "Chita"). According to her, the largest number of victims lives in the Shilkinsky and Chernyshevsky districts. In addition to residential buildings, objects of education, health care, culture and sports were damaged. As reported by IA REGNUM , Transbaikalia is struggling with the third wave of flood. In the town of Shilka, Shilka district, 500 residential buildings with private plots, two schools and nine pedestrian bridges were flooded. In the next two days, water is expected to reach the floodplain on the Chita rivers near the city of Chita, the Amur near the Pokrovka village, Shilka near the Anikino village, Nercha near the Zyulzya village, Chara near the Chara village, Ilya near the Ilya village, Olengui near Elizavetino. Background Continuous torrential rains have significantly worsened the flood situation in the Trans-Baikal Territory. By mid-June 2021, hundreds of houses in more than 20 settlements were flooded in the region. Hundreds of household plots were under water. Several places and more than six kilometers of roads were also destroyed. More than 100 people were evacuated to temporary accommodation centers. |
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