INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
evacuated 70 residents, including 20 children, in the city of Asha, around 260 kilometers (165 miles) from the Kazakh border, the Emergency
Situations Ministry said.Images and videos showed rescue crews using inflatable boats to transport people and animals through flooded
streets.In the village of Ostrolensky, 78 kilometers (48.5 miles) from the border, at least 36 households were impacted by rising waters
However, local residents refused to evacuate, according to emergency authorities.Authorities said Monday that melting ice had raised water
levels in at least seven rivers across the Chelyabinsk region, forcing road closures
Later that day, officials warned that heavy rain and snow could further worsen flooding in nearby settlements.Temperatures in the southern
Chelyabinsk region were forecast to reach 17 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.Like much of the world, Russia has faced
increasing extreme weather events in recent years, including severe floods and wildfires
Scientists warn that human-driven climate change is intensifying the frequency and severity of such disasters.
