Russia orders fresh evacuations in Siberia over flood fears

Moscow (AFP) April 16, 2024

Russia on Tuesday began fresh evacuations from towns and villages in western Siberia threatened by devastating floods, as Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with people evacuated from rising water on his side of the border. Russia and Kazakhstan have been hit by the worst floods in decades, as massive rivers rise with their ice cover melting. The floods are expected to peak this wee