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Cities and towns in western Russia and Kazakhstan are facing heavy flooding.
俄罗斯西部和哈萨克斯坦的城镇正面临严重洪灾。
Europe's third-longest river, the Ural, burst a dam causing floods that have forced over 110,000 people to flee and left parts of the Russian city of Orenburg under water.
欧洲第三长的河流乌拉尔河决堤，超过11万人被迫逃离，俄罗斯奥伦堡市部分地区被洪水淹没。
Russian officials helped displaced homeowners as water levels rose on the Ural River, officials said Wednesday.
俄罗斯官员周三表示，由于乌拉尔河水位上涨，俄罗斯官员向流离失所的人们提供了帮助。
Russia's government has declared the situation a federal emergency.
俄罗斯政府已宣布相关地区进入联邦紧急状态。
The river's water level in the city of Orenburg was above 10 meters Wednesday, state news media reported.
据国家新闻媒体报道，周三，奥伦堡市的河水水位超过了10米。
Photos shared by Russian news services showed roads covered in water, flooded fields and houses partly under water.
俄罗斯新闻媒体发布的照片显示，道路被水覆盖、田地被淹，房屋部分被水淹没。
People in Orsk gathered in a rare protest on Monday.
周一，奥尔斯克的民众罕见地举行了抗议活动。
They were calling for compensation after their homes were damaged.
他们要求对房屋受损进行赔偿。
Protests are unusual in Russia, where officials have suppressed dissent following the invasion of Ukraine.
抗议活动在俄罗斯并不常见，因为在爆发俄乌冲突之后，俄罗斯官方一直在镇压不同政见者。
Here are some details about what is happening and why:
以下是一些关于当前情况及其原因的详细信息：
The worst hit areas in Russia are south of the Ural Mountains, about 1,200 kilometers east of Moscow.
俄罗斯受灾最严重的地区位于乌拉尔山脉以南，距莫斯科以东1200公里。
Officials declared emergencies in the Orenburg and Kurgan regions of the Urals and in the Tyumen region of Siberia.
乌拉尔的奥伦堡和库尔干地区以及西伯利亚秋明地区的官员宣布进入紧急状态。
In Kazakhstan, cities in the west and north were hit hard.
哈萨克斯坦西部和北部的城市遭受重创。
There were also reports of flooding in the east.
东部地区也有洪水泛滥的报道。
Most of the areas border Russia and are crossed by major rivers.
这些地区大部分与俄罗斯接壤，并有大河穿过。
So far, more than 96,000 people have evacuated in Kazakhstan, and at least 12,000 people evacuated in Russia.
到目前为止，哈萨克斯坦已有超过9.6 万人撤离，俄罗斯至少有1.2万人撤离。
Reports say about 10,500 homes have been flooded in Russia and more than 3,000 homes in Kazakhstan.
报道称，俄罗斯约有10500所房屋被淹，哈萨克斯坦有3000多所房屋被淹。
Russia's Orsk oil refinery had been closed to avoid environmental damage.
俄罗斯的奥尔斯克炼油厂已经关闭，以免对环境造成破坏。
Heavy property damage has also been reported.
另据报道，财产损失严重。
Some of the flooded areas are important to wheat production.
一些被洪水淹没的地区对小麦生产非常重要。
Russia is the world's biggest wheat exporter.
俄罗斯是世界上最大的小麦出口国。
Over 8,000 farm animals have been killed by floods in Kazakhstan.
哈萨克斯坦已有8000多头牲畜被洪水夺去生命。
The agriculture ministry has deployed a special group to remove dead animals to prevent the spread of disease.
农业部已经部署了一个特别行动小组来清除动物尸体，防止疾病传播。
Spring flooding is common across Russia.
春季洪水在俄罗斯各地很常见。
The winter snows melt causing the water levels of the rivers of Russia and Central Asia to rise.
冬季积雪融化，导致俄罗斯和中亚地区的河流水位上涨。
This year, a combination of influences led to unusually severe flooding.
今年，一系列影响因素导致了异常严重的洪灾。
Russian emergency officials said the soil was waterlogged before winter and then was frozen under heavy snow.
俄罗斯应急官员称，入冬前土壤积水，然后被大雪冻结。
The snow melted quickly as spring temperatures rose.
随着春季气温升高，积雪迅速融化。
There also was a lot of rain in the spring.
今年春季还下了很多雨。
Vladimir Yakushev is the Presidential Plenipotentiary in the Urals Region.
弗拉基米尔·雅库舍夫是乌拉尔地区的总统全权代表。
Russian media said he suggested that Kazakhstan was to blame for not coordinating the release of water more effectively.
俄罗斯媒体称，他认为哈萨克斯坦应该为没有更有效地协调泄洪负责。
Following the protests in Orsk, Russian state news agency Tass reported that the governor of the Orenburg Region promised compensation payments to those affected.
奥尔斯克发生抗议活动后，俄罗斯国家通讯社塔斯社报道称，奥伦堡州州长承诺向受灾群众支付赔偿金。
They include $108 a month for six months to people forced out of their homes by the floods.
其中包括向因洪水而被迫离开家园的人们每月支付108美元，为期6个月。
Officials launched a criminal investigation into suspected construction violations that may have caused the Ural dam to break.
官方对可能导致乌拉尔河决堤的涉嫌违规施工行为展开了刑事调查。
Local authorities said the dam could withstand water levels up to 5.5 meters.
当地政府表示，大坝可以承受高达5.5米的水位。
On Sunday, Russia's water level information site AllRivers said the level in Orsk reached 9.7 meters.
周日，俄罗斯水位信息网站AllRivers称，奥尔斯克的水位达到了9.7米。
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