Kazakh town evacuates after worst flood in decades

Pokrovka, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 11, 2024

Rescuers on dinghies float down inundated streets in the Kazakhstan town of Pokrovka, knocking on the windows of houses to make sure inhabitants have escaped the worst floods seen in decades. "I have never seen anything like this in 57 years," Pokrovka resident Raouchan Aoubakirova said of the floods. Rapidly melting snow and ice have taken rivers in northern Kazakhstan and across the bo