A strong spring flood has caused damage to the road system of Russia’s Volga republic of Mordovia estimated at 500 million rubles ($17 million), Russia’s Minister of Regional Development Viktor Basargin said on Thursday.
The flood affected about ninety towns and villages, Basargin said, adding that one bridge has been completely washed away. It is the worst flooding since 1963, according to local authorities.
More than 880 people out of the 12,000 who live in Mordovia’s flooded areas have been evacuated. “We are giving 10,000 rubles ($341) in compensation to each resident, in total this is 121.5 million rubles ($4 mln),” Basargin said, adding that an additional 665 million rubles ($22.6 mln) may be allocated to the victims of the flood.
