Dam Collapses in Russia's Chelyabinsk Region, Forcing Hundreds to Flee

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
region.A video shared on social media showed the dam being washed away by a powerful current of water, which poured into the surrounding
area
Another video, filmed by someone who sought safety on the roof of a building, showed fast-flowing water engulfing homes, cars and
trees.According to state media reports, four villages lie directly in the path of the flooding: the villages of Kialim, Mukhametovo,
Baydashevo and Karasevo
declared a state of emergency after the dam collapsed.Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said around 20 people had already been
evacuated by 11:20 p.m
local time
northwest of the city of Chelyabinsk
Its inflow comes from the Indishta and Bolshoy Kialim rivers.