In Russia, the city of Chita, whose population is about 300 thousand people, went under water.

"The flood is already called a record - the water level has risen by more than 4 meters!" People move through the streets on boats, the first floors of buildings are flooded. And according to forecasts it will only get worse, "NTV reports..

The cyclone in the Trans-Baikal Territory came on July 8, at the same time an emergency was declared.

According to the publication "Chita. py ", the first day of flood flooded hundreds of houses, some buildings were demolished. Two thousand people were in the evacuation zone.

There were also interruptions in the work of the railway transport, some roads were cut off and flooded. Several bridges in the region were destroyed. In the coming days, a storm and deterioration of the situation are expected in the region.

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