Floods Hit Far East, Triggering Evacuations in Magadan and Sakha

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Heavy rains have triggered flooding in Russia’s Far East, forcing evacuations and prompting

Magadan region Governor Sergei Nosov said earlier this week that several sections of federal and regional highways were closed and around 20 bridge crossings were at risk of being washed away.

In Sakha, where an emergency order has been in effect since flooding in mid-July, local media reported that rescue crews evacuated 13 residents from the flooded village of Orto-Balagan

Climate scientists have long warned that Russia, warming around 2.5 times faster than the global average, is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events, including prolonged heat waves and heavy rainfall that causes severe flooding.

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