Thousands flee homes after floods hit eastern Russia

  • 11 years ago
More than 20,000 people have been evacuated from flood-hit areas in Russia's far east.

The Amur river and a major tributary, the Zeya, near the Chinese border burst their banks after heavy rain.

The army and emergency workers have set up more than 150 temporary shelters providing drinking water, hot food and medical supplies.

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