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Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region Under Flood Threat

As worst floods of past 120 years hit, about 170,000 people have already been evacuated from Amur, Khabarovsk & Birobidzhan provinces, near Russia’s border with China. Birobidzhan,was once intended to serve as an alternative Soviet homeland for the Jews.

By Reuters

 

 

As many as 100,000 people may be evacuated from their homes near Russia’s border with China if the region’s biggest floods for 120 years get worse, Russian media reported on Saturday.

A boy watches his father gets water from a hydrant in Khabarovsk, on the banks of the Amur river, Ru

A boy watches his father gets water from a hydrant in Khabarovsk, on the banks of the Amur river, Russia. – Photo: Reuters

The floods, caused by a month of unusually heavy rain, are not expected to start receding until early September, the head of Russia’s hydrometeorology monitoring service told news agency Ria Novosti. Continue Reading »