Far Eastern flood is actually past its peak - Roshydromet
MOSCOW. Aug 19 (Interfax) - The flood in the Russian Far East will soon go on decline, Roshydromet head Alexander Frolov said in an intercom conference in Moscow on Monday.
"The flood peak is actually over. Water levels will be rising only in the Zeya River from the village of Mazanovka to the estuary due to the increased influx from the Selenzha. The flood in Blagoveshchensk is past its peak and water levels will be reducing by 10-20 centimeters in the next two days," he said.
"The Jewish autonomous district is having its peak now, and dangerous marks are exceeded practically everywhere. Floodwaters are 3.5 meters deep on the bottom lands or even 4.5 meters in certain places, and the flood is slowly moving towards Khabarovsk," Frolov said.
The flood situation is the worst in the Khabarovsk territory, he said.
"There has been a large water influx caused by rainfall in the south of the Khabarovsk territory and, especially, from the Sungari in China. Maximum water levels have been re-evaluated; the dangerous mark of 600-750 may be passed in every scenario and Komsomolsk-on-Amur may be endangered. Dangerous levels will be exceeded in the area between Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur in the end of August," he said.
There has been a certain improvement in the Amur region.
"We do not expect precipitation in the next few days. There will be no rain in the Zeya water reservoir's basin. They have an influx of 7,000 there, and it will reduce to 4,000-4,500 by August 21. The situation will be similar in the Bureya HPP area. There will be scattered showers only until August 22 or 23," he said.
