Russians stage rare protest after dam bursts and homes flood

Emergency workers and police during evacuations in a flooded street after parts of a dam burst, in Orsk, Russia (AP)

Russians in the city of Orsk gathered in a rare protest on Monday, calling for compensation following the collapse of a dam and subsequent flooding in the Orenburg region near the border with Kazakhstan.

Protests are an unusual sight in Russia where authorities have consistently cracked down on any form of dissent following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.