2,000 people evacuated after floods break dam in Russian city

People use boats to evacuate after part of a dam burst, causing flooding in Orsk, Russia (Administration of the city of Orenburg Telegram Channel via AP)

Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, forcing some 2,000 people to evacuate, local authorities have said.

The dam broke in the city of Orsk in the Orenburg region, less than 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) north of the border on Friday night, according to Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa.