River flooding causes emergency in Russia’s Buryatia Republic

Moscow, Aug 20 : A state of emergency was declared in Russias Buryatia Republic on Sunday after a dam collapsed, a river overflowed and railway tracks eroded, the regional head said.

Alexey Tsydenov, head of the Buryatia, said on his social media channel that he held a commission on the situation in the Severo-Baykalsky district, where the Cold River and the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) were affected by heavy rainfall, Xinhua news agency reported.

He said an operational headquarters was formed to coordinate the relief efforts, and road and construction equipment was being used to restore the damaged infrastructure.

He added that the water level was going down, and there was no threat to residents.

రామ్ చరణ్ అల్లు అర్జున్ మహేష్ బాబు లతో సినిమా ప్లాన్ చేస్తున్న స్టార్ ప్రొడ్యూసర్స్......

He also said that food and heating points were set up for people.

On August 19, the East Siberian Transport Prosecutors Office reported that due to heavy rainfall, traffic on a section of the East Siberian Railway was closed because of the erosion of railway tracks.

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