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84th anniversary of June deportations

14.06.2025, Tallinn. 14th of June is Estonia's national Day of Mourning. 84 years ago, 10,000 Estonians were violently deported from their homes by occupying Soviets. Most never returned. A temporary installation with images and historical information was set up in Tammsaare Park. The "Wagon of Tears" installation is inspired by the cattle cars that deportees rode on their treacherous journey to Siberia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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84th anniversary of June deportations

14.06.2025, Tallinn. 14th of June is Estonia's national Day of Mourning. 84 years ago, 10,000 Estonians were violently deported from their homes by occupying Soviets. Most never returned. A temporary installation with images and historical information was set up in Tammsaare Park. The "Wagon of Tears" installation is inspired by the cattle cars that deportees rode on their treacherous journey to Siberia. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Candles at the Town Hall Square Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Candles at the Town Hall Square Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Memorial ceremony at the Cornflower (or Broken Cornflower) memorial to the victims of Stalinism. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Pärnu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Mailiis Ollino/Pärnu PM

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Memorial ceremony at the Cornflower (or Broken Cornflower) memorial to the victims of Stalinism. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Paide. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Dmitri Kotjuh / Järva Teataja

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo: Tairo Lutter, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Ceremony at the memorial to the victims of communism in Tallinn. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Ceremony at the memorial to the victims of communism in Tallinn. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tartu. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Photo Margus Ansu, Tartu Postimees

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76th anniversary of March deportations

25.03.2025, Tallinn. Officials laid floral tributes across Estonia on the Day of Remembrance. Candles were also lit across the country to mark the 76th anniversary of the Soviet deportations that sent more than 22,000 Estonians to Siberia in 1949. Ceremony at the memorial to the victims of communism in Tallinn. Photo: Sander Ilvest, Postimees

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Venice Excelsior Arrivals Laurent Dassault

Laurent Dassault and Elena Siberia arriving at the Excelsior Hotel as part of the 81st Venice International Film Festival, in Venice, Italy on September 02, 2024. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A researcher displays the copy of a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on April 29, 2024. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of Japanese

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A researcher organizes the copy of a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on April 29, 2024. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of Japanes

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-JAPANESE GERM WARFARE UNIT-NEW EVIDENCE (CN)

(240504) -- HARBIN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows the copy of a page from a document containing detailed information about military personnel from Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare unit during World War II, at the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The document was unveiled for the first time here on Saturday. The 69-page document contains personnel files of 52 members of the unit, including names, places of origin, posts at the end of the war, units to which they belonged, resumes and medical treatment received during their detention in Siberia after the end of the war. It offers new evidence for the study of the formation, personnel flow, war crimes and liabilities of Unit 731, said Jin Shicheng, a researcher with the Exhibition Hall of Evidences of Crime Committed by Unit 731 of the Japanese Imperial Army. TO GO WITH "New evidence further proves crimes of

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Swans in northern Japan

WAKKANAI, Japan, April 28 Kyodo - A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia. (Kyodo)

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Swans in northern Japan

A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia.

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Swans in northern Japan

A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia.

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Swans in northern Japan

A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia.

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Swans in northern Japan

A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia.

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Swans in northern Japan

A flock of swans rest in a swamp in Wakkanai on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 28, 2024, after flying from the main island of Honshu where they spent the winter. The swans will fly northward to breeding grounds in Siberia.

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Russian regions grapple with severe flooding amid rising water levels

STORY: Russian regions grapple with severe flooding amid rising water levels SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: (Source: Russian Ministry of Emergency) 1. various of affected areas 2. various of evacuations STORYLINE: At least 13,000 people have been evacuated in parts of Russia as of Thursday, as multiple regions continue to battle extreme floods amid rising water levels, local authorities said. In some of the worst flooding in decades due to a continuous rise in daily average temperatures, snowmelt and rivers thawing, Russia's western Siberia, the Volga region and the Central Federal District have been flooded. A state of emergency has been declared in the Orenburg, Kurgan, and Tyumen regions. In the worst-hit western Orenburg region, 7,800 people have been evacuated, according to the regional government, with water levels in the Ural river around the region breaking records last night. The flooding is expected to p

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Over 10,000 houses flooded in parts of Russia

STORY: Over 10,000 houses flooded in parts of Russia SHOOTING TIME: April 8, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood-affected houses (courtesy of Emercom of Russia) STORYLINE: More than 10,400 residential houses have been flooded across Russia's western Siberia, the Volga region, and Central Federal District, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Monday. In the severely hit Orenburg region, more than 6,100 people have been evacuated and a total of 33 temporary accommodation centers deployed for 33,000 people, the ministry said. The Orenburg regional government said the peak of the flood is expected on April 10 and the situation along the Ural River is expected to normalize no earlier than April 25. TASS news agency, citing information from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, said more than 18,000 people are in the zone threatened by flooding. The agency reported that data on April 7-11 points to a continu