Flooding in Russian city of Orenburg to reach peak today, say local authorities

Floods that have swept into the Russian city of Orenburg will reach their peak today, local authorities said on Thursday.

The Russian city of Orenburg is battling rising water levels after major rivers across Russia and Kazakhstan burst their banks in the worst flooding seen in the areas in nearly a century.

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