Yakut authorities are struggling to cope with floods.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will urgently fly to the republic on Wednesday. Alexander Kurenkov, сообщают Local media reports the cause: flooding due to ice drift along the river. Lene. Only 11 days in Yakutia hundreds of houses were flooded.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 338 residential buildings and 459 private plots remain flooded in the Namsky District of Yakutia alone. 308 people, including 71 children, are in temporary accommodation centers.

"The involvement of the federal minister is not least due to the inability of regional authorities to cope with the situation," writes "Yakutsk Evening".

On the eve, the head of the republic Aisen Николаев объявил A state of emergency has been declared throughout the region. It was reported that 384 people and 92 pieces of equipment have been deployed to eliminate the consequences.

Nikolaev previously held two emergency meetings, during which he accused municipal authorities of "failing to promptly resettle citizens, remove children, and drive away livestock."

Now the most active phase of ice drift is passing through Namskoy, Ust-Aldansky и Kobyaisky areasThe water level is rising Kobyaysky, Vilyuisk, Srednekolymsky areas, and near the city Srednekolymsk There are traffic jams. The lowest water level is near the village. Sangar, and the upper one is near the village KangalassyThe daily rise in water level in Sangar was 1,5 meters.

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