INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Minusinsk, located 310 kilometers (193 miles) north of the Mongolian border, were at risk of flooding.As of Wednesday evening local time,
emergency crews had evacuated 21 people, including six children, after floodwaters reached 13 households in Minusinsk.Footage released by
the ministry showed emergency crews filling sandbags and escorting residents from their homes during the night.Temperatures in Minusinsk are
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.On Tuesday, rescuers evacuated
dozens of residents in the Chelyabinsk region, 2,200 kilometers (1,370 miles) west of Krasnoyarsk, after similarly warm weather caused ice
breakups and river flooding.
