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
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,
declared a state of emergency after the dam collapsed.Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry said around 20 people had already been
northwest of the city of Chelyabinsk
Its inflow comes from the Indishta and Bolshoy Kialim rivers.