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Before-And-After Satellite Imagery Reveals Devastation From Floodwaters In Russia

Before-and-after satellite imagery reveals the floodwaters that have forced thousands of residents to evacuate from the Russian city of Orsk.

Before

Before-and-after satellite views captured on April 1, 2023, and April 10 of this year show the inundation of the city of Orsk, which straddles the Ural River. Orsk, a city of nearly 240,000, is the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains.

After

Before-and-after satellite views captured on April 1, 2023, and April 10 of this year show the inundation of the city of Orsk, which straddles the Ural River. Orsk, a city of nearly 240,000, is the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains.
1 Before-and-after satellite views captured on April 1, 2023, and April 10 of this year show the inundation of the city of Orsk, which straddles the Ural River.

Orsk, a city of nearly 240,000, is the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region, located on the steppe about 100 kilometers southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains.

Before

A before-and-after view of an embankment collapse over the Ural River tributary Russia continues to struggle to contain the flooding, which resulted from swiftly melting snow and a dam breach in the city of Orsk.

After

A before-and-after view of an embankment collapse over the Ural River tributary Russia continues to struggle to contain the flooding, which resulted from swiftly melting snow and a dam breach in the city of Orsk.
2 A before-and-after view of an embankment collapse over the Ural River tributary

Russia continues to struggle to contain the flooding, which resulted from swiftly melting snow and a dam breach in the city of Orsk.

Before

A before-and-after overview of Orsk and the Ural River As of April 10, a total of 12,817 homes and 14,969 household plots were inundated by the floodwaters.

After

A before-and-after overview of Orsk and the Ural River As of April 10, a total of 12,817 homes and 14,969 household plots were inundated by the floodwaters.
3 A before-and-after overview of Orsk and the Ural River

As of April 10, a total of 12,817 homes and 14,969 household plots were inundated by the floodwaters.

Before

Before-and-after views of additional breached levees around the city Russia's Emergencies Ministry said water levels had declined in a number of areas but that water levels remain dangerous in the Ural River outside Orsk, Orenburg, and Ilek.

After

Before-and-after views of additional breached levees around the city Russia's Emergencies Ministry said water levels had declined in a number of areas but that water levels remain dangerous in the Ural River outside Orsk, Orenburg, and Ilek.
4 Before-and-after views of additional breached levees around the city

Russia's Emergencies Ministry said water levels had declined in a number of areas but that water levels remain dangerous in the Ural River outside Orsk, Orenburg, and Ilek.

Before

Before-and-after views of flooded homes and buildings along the Ural River Regional authorities estimate the damage at around $223 million.

After

Before-and-after views of flooded homes and buildings along the Ural River Regional authorities estimate the damage at around $223 million.
5 Before-and-after views of flooded homes and buildings along the Ural River

Regional authorities estimate the damage at around $223 million.
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