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A high-alert regime has been implemented in the Malopurginsky, Kiznersky, and Igrinsky districts of the Republic of Udmurtia due to an increasing threat of severe flooding. Operative Information Center-OMM reports that the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Udmurtia released the information via its official website.
According to official data, floodwaters have inundated 150 private households and courtyard plots across the affected areas. The Igrinsky district has sustained the most significant damage, with 96 houses in the settlement of Igra and two plots in the village of Loza currently underwater. Additionally, 50 households in the Kiznersky district and two garden houses in Malopurginsky have been affected by the rising water levels. The Ministry noted that the floods have rendered several highways and low-level bridges impassable, prompting local emergency response units to be placed on high alert to manage the crisis.
Udmurtia, located in the western Urals of Russia, frequently experiences seasonal flooding during the spring thaw, often exacerbated by heavy rainfall and the melting of snowpacks into local river systems. Such natural disasters pose recurring challenges to regional infrastructure and agricultural stability. Emergency services continue to monitor water levels in the Loza and Kama river basins to prevent further casualties and coordinate evacuation efforts for residents in high-risk zones.
