Residents evacuated as dam collapses in west-central Russia

The dam unleashed a torrent of water toward four villages in the Karabash district of the Chelyabinsk region.

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00:00A regional dam in Russia has collapsed, forcing the evacuation of 163 residents, including

00:0821 children.

00:09Rains and increased water in the Kalym Reservoir, located in the country's center-west, eroded

00:15roughly 100 meters of the embankment.

00:18Evacuees from four nearby villages were transported roughly 13 kilometers north of the flood zone

00:24to temporary accommodation centers.

00:26According to Russian media, water levels in the reservoir are now receding, with local

00:31authorities repairing the dam.