To clear the congestion of the Ishim River, it was necessary to cut a section of the pedestrian bridge in the city of Ishim, in the Tyumen region, the head of the city, Fedor Shishkin, told RIA Novosti on April 20.
Shishkin said that “yesterday I even had to do it” cut the section of the pedestrian bridge, “let all these twigs, trees, stumps pass through, because a lot was deposited, the volume of water was very large and of course it cleaned the banks a lot”.
At the same time, he noted that work continues in the bridge area to eliminate congestion. This morning we had to carry out demolition work, “to take pressure off this bridge”.
Rescuers from the Ural Rescue Training Center, the regional emergency service and employees of the regional GIMS of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are working at the site, with heavy equipment and water vehicles, reported Natalia Semina, head of the service. press release of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry for the Tyumen region explained the situation.
It should be noted that, as previously reported, the water level in Ishim near the city of Ishim in the Tyumen region at 16:00 local time (14:00 Moscow time) reached 987 cm. As a result, the critical level was exceeded by 137 cm and the previous maximum by 5 cm.
Recall that on April 8, a state of emergency was declared due to flooding in the Tyumen region. The flooding is expected to peak April 23-25. Currently, 2.2 thousand people have been evacuated from settlements at risk of flooding.
According to the latest data, 112 houses in 13 locations are currently still flooded, as well as 188 family plots and five gardening associations.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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