On April 5th, a dam breach occurred in Orsk, Russia, leading to flooding in the city due to the Ural River overflowing its banks. Local authorities declared evacuations.

Residents of Orsk, a city in Russia, have gathered for protest, demanding compensation in the aftermath of a dam collapse and subsequent flooding in the nearby Orenburg region, bordering Kazakhstan.

The partial collapse of a dam in Orsk, second largest city of Russia’s Orenburg Region, occurred in two places on the night of April 6. Another breach took place in the evening of the same day.