Orenburg [Russia], Russian President Vladimir Putin once again addressed the serious flood situation in the Orenburg region during discussions with Emergency Minister Alexander Kurenkov, TASS reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Governor Denis Pasler and Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov informed. The President today discussed the development of the flood situation in the Orenburg region around Orsk. Possible flooding is unfolding in the Kurgan and Tyumen regions." "The President also plans to hold telephone conversations today with the leaders of these regions," Peskov concluded, according to TASS. According to the press service of the regional government, the flood situation in Orsk is developing according to the worst case, more than 6, 60 residential houses are in danger, "The flood situation in Orsk is developing according to the worst case, floods There are 6,644 residential houses in the area. Eleven temporary shelters with a capacity of 8,087 places have been set up," the statement said in Orsk. 1,164 people, including 336 children, have been evacuated, while 696 people have been kept in nearby temporary shelters. .Another disaster occurred at two locations on the night of April 6, with the collapse of a dam in Orsk, the second-largest city in Russia's Orenburg region. Occurring later the same day. Although two persons were found dead in the flooded area, officials clarified that their deaths were not related to the emergency. Authorities have declared a state of emergency at the regional level and are urging residents to evacuate immediately, TASS reported, adding that three people have died due to flooding after an embankment collapsed. The dam broke in the southern region of Orenburg near Kazakhstan By Saturday morning, the level of the Ural River was nearly double what the dam was designed to handle, according to regional officials. The dam failure occurred because the hydraulic structure was not properly maintained., and a criminal investigation has been launched, with the regional prosecutor's office saying the dam was protecting the city from water from the Ural River. By Saturday morning, water had reached several districts of the city, flooding about 2,400 residential buildings, TASS reported. “A state of emergency is in force in Orenburg,” Sergei Salmin, head of the Orenburg Regio, said in a statement on Saturday. Said in a Telegram post "This situation leaves us no choice; the [river] level could reach critical levels overnight. I demand that all people in the flood zone leave their homes immediately." "Those who refuse to leave the danger zone will be forcibly evacuated with the involvement of police authorities," he said, CNN reported Orsk, a city of 230,000 people, is located near Russia's border with Kazakhstan.