The water level of the Lena River at the Peleduy hydrological station does not exceed the critical level and corresponds to long-term average values, the press service of the head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) reported on May 7. This was announced by the head of the Lena Basin Water Administration, Piotr Argunov, at a briefing on May 7.
“From May 5 to 7, an ice bridge was observed, which began to move today at 7:15 local time. The water level is 10 m 99 cm at a critical point of 12 meters.”said Pyotr Argunov.
Today, the lower edge of the ice accumulation on the Lena is observed below the village of Peleduy, the upper edge is on the border with the Irkutsk region.
On the Nyuya River, the left tributary of the Lena River, the lower edge is observed below the village of Bechencha, Lena District. Water level: 6 m 88 cm, average ice drift. On the contrary, upstream, in the village of Orto-Nakhara, the ice drift continues with stops. The critical level has not been exceeded either. The water level is 8 m 45 cm at a critical point of 10 meters.
On the afternoon of May 6, the Olekma River opened at the Dzhikimda gauging station. The water level was 5 meters and 50 cm, a thick layer of ice. Ice movement is expected to occur at the Kudu-Kyuel measuring station in the next 24 hours.
Advances began on the Chana River, the right tributary of the Olekma River. And on the Tyanya River, the right tributary of the Tokko River, near the village of Tyanya, rare ice drifts and ice piles are observed, the water level was 2 m 26 cm.
Ice movements and flooding are observed on the Aldan River. In the Amga River there are ridges and mouths. On the Vilyui River, in the Krestyakh – Vilyuisk section, the water level continues to rise and water is observed on the ice and edges.
In the upper reaches of the Kolyma River, an autopsy is expected near the village of Korkodon a week earlier than the long-term average, on May 12. Freezing is observed in other rivers in the north and northeast.
Recall that in May 2001, in the Far Eastern Federal District, the city of Lensk (Yakutia) was submerged in a matter of minutes. Then, 27 thousand people suffered from the flood.
The river rose so high that huge ice floes floated through the streets, smashing into windows, destroying brick buildings and flattening cars. From the surrounding heights you could see how private houses floated in rows on the waves.
Su-24 bombers dropped tons of explosives, broke the ice, and after a few hours the city began to slowly emerge from the water. There was no electricity, communications or transportation. All that remained of Lensk were ruins. The river destroyed 3 thousand one-story houses and more than 100 two-story residential buildings. Over three days, 860 people were evacuated from the roofs of houses, hospitals and schools, where they were saved from floods, and medical assistance was provided to 150 victims.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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