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Russia: Floods Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation no MDRRU021 Update no 1

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A. Situation analysis

Description of the disaster On 23-24 May 2017, heavy flooding occurred in two additional regions – Omsk and Stavropol Kray – in Russia, following earlier floods in Tyumen region. As a result, the total number of affected people in the three regions of Omsk, Stavropol Kray and Tyumen has grown from 1,600 to 15,721 people (including 1,479 children and 668 elderly). The number of worst-affected people is amounting to 4,500 residents in 2,545 families.
According to the latest local government, EMERCOM and regional and local RRCS branch data, the following damages exist in the two regions of Omsk and Stavropol Kray:

Omsk region:

As of 7 June 2017, four garden plots remain waterlogged in the municipal district of Cherlaksky, 18 garden plots in the municipal district of Bolsherechensky and 45 garden plots in the municipal district of Ust-Ishim. In addition, 15 seasonal dachas are waterlogged in Leninsky administrative district of Omsk city. Motorized transportation is suspended to eight settlements including Kayla, Resident of Krasnoyarsk, Big Tebendya, Zaton, Hutor, Zagvazdino, village Saurgachi and Saurgachi and is complicated to another four localities including Baksheevo, Kaynaul, Big Bicha and Small Bicha.

By 23 May, the floods have already affected 189 people in 100 families (including 20 children and 65 elderly people) and reached and inundated 21 houses and four local roads in Zaton settlement (in Cherlaksky). The water level inside the houses was 30 to 40cms.

The water level on the Irtysh river is currently 790cm and is increasing by 3cm per day. Further increase is expected over the coming days. The situation in UstIshim municipal district needs to be closely monitored due to the ongoing threat of further flooding. As Omsk region is bordering and has common rivers with Tyumen region, a further increase of water level is expected due to rainfalls accompanied by very strong winds.