Local governments and relevant departments are involved in resolving issues related to dam failures in Russia’s regions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a regular briefing with journalists.
So, he commented on the dam breakage on the Kialimskoye reservoir in the Chelyabinsk region and the erosion of lintels between the locks of the White Sea-Baltic Canal in the Republic of Karelia. During the briefing, journalists asked the representative of the President of the Russian Federation whether the Russian leadership considered this problem systemically.
“[Это] “It’s a problem of regional authorities and relevant departments, that is, it’s more of a problem of the government,” Peskov said.
Dam failure on the Kialimskoye reservoir in the Chelyabinsk region dead July 26. As the administration of the nearby city of Karabash stated, the cause of the emergency was heavy rains and rising water levels. At least four villages with about 200 inhabitants were in the flood zone. More details in the material “Newspapers.Ru”.
July 29 Karelia President Artur Parfenchikov statedIt was reported that a temporary bridge was drifting between the 10th and 11th locks of the White Sea-Baltic Canal. It was installed during reconstruction.
According to initial reports, due to the emergency situation suffered nine people. There is currently a state of emergency in the region.
Formerly resident of Karelia It has been saidHow people escaped from the water after the dam collapsed.