Tyumen region is threatened by flooding

The threat of flooding has worsened in the Tyumen region. In the village of Ilyinka, Kazan region, the water level in the Ishim River increased by 3 cm per day. It is 753 cm above the level of the post. Water arrives in other large bodies of water in the region.

According to Governor Alexander Moore, the water level is rising modestly, unlike last year. In Ishim, he gained 7 cm, increasing to 634 cm, in the village of Arbatsky — also by 7 cm, to 616 cm. So far, the settlements are not in danger. Hydrologists predict that the peak of growth will be on April 18.

At the beginning of the month, traffic on 15 regional roads was blocked in the Tyumen region due to floods. Restrictions were introduced in Ishim, Aromashevsky, Abatsky, Vikulovsky, Vagaysky, Golyshmanovsky and Yalutorovsky districts, the news agency " <url>" notes.

On April 14, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, Alexander Kurenkov, at a meeting with the government, reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the situation with spring floods in the country. The spring flood started a little earlier than usual, but generally passes without significant complications.