Compare and contrast: Water levels in Russia’s Kurgan cross ‘dangerous’ levels

Compare and contrast: Water levels in Russia’s Kurgan cross ‘dangerous’ levels

Channel News Asia


The water level in the Tobol River around the city of Kurgan in Russia’s southern Urals has exceeded the “dangerous level” mark, RIA state news agency reported on Wednesday (Apr 17), citing local authorities. The river in the city, which is the administrative centre of the broader Kurgan region straddling the Tobol River near the border with Kazakhstan, rose by 12cm in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, reaching 865cm, RIA reported. Click here to continue reading