The Primorsky Krai government declared a state of emergency in the region due to heavy rains. DEA News”.
“Due to heavy rains, an emergency regime of an inter-municipal nature was introduced in Primorsky Krai at the regional level …. Dalnegorsk urban district, Lazovsky, Terneysky, Olginsky municipal districts are defined as the boundaries of the emergency”. The message refers to the corresponding decree signed by the governor side Oleg Kozhemyako.
In some areas, the water level is expected to rise by as much as 1.5 meters as water is released from the coasts and areas adjacent to the rivers are flooded.
On July 16, heavy and very heavy rains are expected in the southern half of the region, in the south and southeast areas. In the south-east of the region, prolonged heavy rain is expected in places – up to 100 mm for more than 48 hours.
Roman Vilfand, former head of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center declarationRainy “unstable weather” is predicted in Moscow, Leningrad, Tambov regions, Primorye and a number of other regions.
Source: Gazeta
