More than 4,000 people evacuated in Russia after dam bursts
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Water levels continue to rise after dam burst near Kazakhstan border after torrential rainThousands of people have been evacuated from 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 the dam burst in the city of Orsk on Friday after torrential rain. Continue reading

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