After dam bursts, Russia evacuates more than 4,000 people
Moscow, Russia - Russia said Saturday it had evacuated 4,000 people in the Orenburg region, in the southern Urals near Kazakhstan, due to flooding after a dam burst.
Emergency services had been working through the night after a dam burst in the city of Orsk, near the border with Kazakhstan.
The press service of the Orenburg governor said '4,208 people, including 1,019 children' had been evacuated and more t