DISASTER in Russia - there are deaths, thousands of people are evacuated, houses are flooded

Over 2,500 houses were flooded in Russia’s Orenburg region, 4,208 people were evacuated from the emergency zone, according to the press service of the regional government.
"As of April 6, 2,556 residential buildings and 6,886 household plots have been flooded due to active snowmelt and rising river levels caused by spillways in the region. At the same time, 4,208 people were evacuated, including 1,019 children, while 427 people, including 132 children, are being put in temporary accommodation centers," the statement said.
In addition, 306 farm animals were moved from flood zones to safe areas.
"The flood is at its peak. The situation is difficult in several territories, especially in Orsk due to a dam break. But people are safe, everyone who evacuated is warm and provided with food. Experts continue to deal with technical issues," the press service quoted the Governor of the Orenburg region Denis Pasler.
Officials say 10,000 residents may be in the flooding zone and up to 4,000 houses could be inundated.
"Work in the area of the dam rupture in Orsk continues," the Russian Emergencies Ministry said in a statement, adding that around 440 people and 217 pieces of equipment were involved in the effort.
Russian state media said residents of two of the three districts of Orsk were being evacuated.
"Citizens of the Leninsky and Sovetsky districts of Orsk are being evacuated to temporary accommodation centres," the regional prosecutor's office said in a message.
Orsk has a population of about 230,000. The evacuees are being moved to nearby schools.
The region - which includes Orsk, other Urals provinces and parts of neighbouring Kazakhstan - has been hit by widespread flooding in recent days