Intense Rainfall Brings Floods to Russia's Far East Primorye Region
Heavy rains hit Far East Russia’s Primorye region on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading to flooded homes and roadways, power outages and evacuations of several villages.
In the major port city of Vladivostok, the precipitation exceeded the monthly norm, the regional hydrometeorological agency said.
In the rivers of the south and west of the region, water levels exceeded the norm as much as eightfold.
A group of naval vessels evacuated vacationers at the southern port of Zarubino after the district was cut off from the roadways.
The latest flooding comes just weeks after tropical storm Khanun brought flooding, power outages and a deadly dam burst to the Primorye region, prompting an outcry from locals over official relief efforts.
Here’s a look into the devastation that struck the region this week:
In the major port city of Vladivostok, the precipitation exceeded the monthly norm, the regional hydrometeorological agency said.
In the rivers of the south and west of the region, water levels exceeded the norm as much as eightfold.
A group of naval vessels evacuated vacationers at the southern port of Zarubino after the district was cut off from the roadways.
The latest flooding comes just weeks after tropical storm Khanun brought flooding, power outages and a deadly dam burst to the Primorye region, prompting an outcry from locals over official relief efforts.
Here’s a look into the devastation that struck the region this week:
Flash floods hit the village of Barabash, 30 kilometers west of Vladivostok.
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Residents evacuate from the flood-stricken village of Barabash.
Emercom / TASS
An aerial view of the flooding.
Government of Primorye Territory
Flash floods in the village of Barabash.
Government of Primorye Territory
Flash floods in the village of Barabash.
Government of Primorye Territory
Rescuers evacuate residents of flooded areas.
Emercom
A flooded road.
Primavtodor
Tourists prepare to board the Nikolai Vilkov Tapir-class landing ship of Russia's Pacific Fleet at the port of Zarubino.
Yuri Smityuk / TASS
Tourists boarding the Nikolai Vilkov landing ship to evacuate from Zarubino, Andreyevka and other areas known as popular summer holiday destinations, now cut off by flash floods.
Yuri Smityuk / TASS
Cars drive through floodwater after heavy rain in Vladivostok.
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Flood damage in the Khasan District of Primorye.
Government of Primorye Territory
A flooded road.
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