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Orsk Dam Collapse
On 5 April, the Orsk Dam Dam failure, collapsed due to flooding along the Ural River, prompting evacuations. At least six people were injured and damage was estimated to be around 1.2 billion rubles (US$12.9 million). Background The Orsk Dam was built in 2010 and was built for a water level of . At the time of its collapse, torrential rain was recorded in the area, while melting snow helped push water levels in the Ural River to . Collapse The Orsk Dam collapsed in the evening of 5 April, causing evacuations. Officials in the downstream city of Orsk said that the situation was rapidly worsening, and the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev called it the country’s worst natural disaster in the last 80 years. The governor of Orenburg Oblast, Denis Pasler, also described the floods as the worst to hit the region in its history. In Orsk, areas heavily affected by the flooding included the Old Town, Nikel and Lesotorgovy. The dam was again breached on 6 and 7 April. On 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orsk
Orsk (russian: Орск) is the second largest city in Orenburg Oblast, Russia, located on the steppe about southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains. The city straddles the Ural River. Population: It lies adjacent to the Kazakhstan–Russia border. Geography The city is located where the Ural River turns from south to west and where the Or River comes in from the southeast (hence the name). It was part of the Orenburg Line of forts. History Orsk was founded (as Orenburg) in 1735 in the process of the Russian colonization of Bashkiria and the Southern Ural region.С.М.Стрельников. Географические названия Оренбургской области. — Изд. 2-е, доп. и испр. — Кувандык, 2002. — 176 с. The first settlement was founded by an expedition headed by Ivan Kirilov as a military fortification at the Mount Preobrazhenskaya on the left bank of the Yaik River (presently Ural River). Originally called Orenbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |