RFE
30 Jun 2019, 04:47 GMT+10
Russian emergency officials have raised the death toll to five people and say that at least six settlements are still cut off following devastating flooding that has forced hundreds of evacuations in southern Siberia.
The Emergency Situations Ministry on June 29 said some 350 people have been injured in the floods, and 100 are being treated in area hospitals.
The ministry said that an IL-76 plane had arrived in the region late on June 29 with emergency supplies.
The state-run TASS news agency said more than 4,000 residences, 16 roads, and 13 bridges in 27 towns and villages had been affected by the floods, which hit the region just west of Lake Baikal.
The ministry also said that more flooding was likely in coming days.
President Vladimir Putin flew into the city of Bratsk, northwest of Baikal, on June 29, as he returned to Russia from the Group of 20 summit in Japan.
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