The ice drift on the Bolshaya Ob River approached Salekhard

An ice drift is moving along the Bolshaya Ob River towards Salekhard. He walked about 5 km in a day.

Judging by the data of the interactive map of the ice situation, he is 70 km away from the capital of Yamal, writes the news agency " <url>".

The map specifies that the head of the ice drift is located downstream from the village of Pitlyar, and the tail is upstream of the same village. The water level during the ice break is 50%.

Earlier, on May 11, the authorities announced an urgent evacuation of two villages in Yakutia due to rising water in the Lena River. We are talking about the villages of Vitim and Peledui. The district administration reported that an ice jam broke through on the Lena River and the water level began to decrease, but the threat to the population still remains.