Three people were rescued from a river in the center of Moscow.

The staff of the Ministry of Emergency Situations rescued three people drowning in the Moskva River in the center of the capital, the press service of the main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the city reported on April 9.

It is specified that three people ended up in the water near the Maly Moskvoretsky Bridge. Rescuers were able to lift the drowning people with the help of a ladder, after which they were handed over to medical staff.

In addition, the Izvestia source reported that one of the rescued had a broken leg and hypothermia, while the other two only had hypothermia.

Long flood: the active flood phase began in 11 regions

So far, some rivers are flooded, while others have critically low water levels.

On March 29, three people died in the Cherepovets district of the Vologda region after falling through the ice of Lake Kolodenskoe. The press service of the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations clarified that four people came out onto the ice, one of whom was able to get out on his own.