Dam burst in Siberia

Dam bursts in Yakutia, threatening to flood nine towns with 15,000 people

Itar-TASS,

11 July, 2014

YAKUTSK, July 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Nine towns with 15,000 people may be flooded in Yakutia after a dam has burst in one of the districts.

“The dam burst at 06:00 [local time]. Roads have already been washed away and we are expecting a flood in towns. The situation is very complex,” Vlad Permyakov, head of the district crisis management committee, told ITAR-TASS.

The dam gave in after heavy rains in Yakutia