Rising waters in Russia's Kurgan region expected to peak on Monday

A view of the flooded city of Orenburg on April 13, 2024. Russian emergency services on April 13, 2024 said they had evacuated thousands of people from the Orenburg region in the south of the Urals as flood water continued to rise.

Flooding is expected to peak on Monday in Russia's Kurgan region straddling the Tobol River near the border with Kazakhstan, as officials said waters maintained a sharp rise.