In other news, water levels of the Ural river continued to rise in some parts of Russia, with a mass evacuation taking place in the city of Orenburg as water levels topped 11 meters.

More than 10,400 homes across Russia have been flooded, with the Urals, Siberia, the Volga and central regions the worst hit. The Ural River rises in the Ural Mountains and flows into the Caspian Sea.

The level of the Ural River near Orenburg has increased by 12 cm to 1,022 cm, the city’s emergency services told TASS. "At 8:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. GMT), 10 m 22 cm was reported," the service said.

The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has dropped by 19 cm (roughly 7.5 inches) to 1,090 cm since Wednesday morning, local authorities said in a statement.

A new species of gudgeon was discovered in the Ural River of western Russia. Turbanov IS, Bolotovskiy AA, Artaev ON, Gandlin AA, Levina MA, Vasil’eva ED, Levin BA (2025) Zoosystematics and ...

A new species of gudgeon was discovered in the Ural River of western Russia. Turbanov IS, Bolotovskiy AA, Artaev ON, Gandlin AA, Levina MA, Vasil’eva ED, Levin BA (2025) Zoosystematics and ...