Floods in Russia: Why won’t Putin visit the affected areas? | DW News

Floods in southern Russia and Kazakhstan forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes. Melting snow has caused the Ural River to surge, and flood-defenses around the city of Orenburg to collapse. A rescue operation is underway, but locals say not enough was done to prevent the flooding in the first place. _ 00:00 Could the Orenburg floods have been prevented? 01:58 DW Reporter Dmitry Ponyavin in Latvia 05:30 Maria Shahgedanova, Professor of Climate Science Subscribe: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: ►Instagram: ►Twitch: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: #Floods #Russia #Orenburg