TASS/. The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has dropped by 19 cm (roughly 7.5 inches) to 1,090 cm since Wednesday morning, local authorities said in a statement.

TASS/. The water level in the Ural River near the Russian city of Orenburg has dropped below the dangerous mark of 930 cm, currently standing at 920 cm, the administration of the Orenburg region ...

Moscow A section of the Ural River dam broke late yesterday, the regional press office in Orenburg announced. The ensuing floodwaters trapped almost 11,000 people in an area with 4,258 homes.

In the Orenburg region, water levels in the Ural River have been steadily decreasing for three days, but 12,000 residences remain flooded, the ministry said. READ: Russia cleans up after Typhoon ...