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RECORD FLOODING ALONG AMUR
RIVER NEAR KHABAROVSKY,
RUSSIA
August 23, 2013
LOCATION MAP
RECORD FLOODING IN EASTERN
RUSSIA
 The water in the Amur River near
Khabarovsk reached 720 cm (24 ft),
exceeding the historic level of 642 cm
set during the flood of 1897 over a
century ago.
RUSSIA’S AMUR RIVER
RUSSIA’S AMUR RIVER
IN A TYPICAL YEAR, MAJOR
DAMS IN THE REGION WOULD
LIKELY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
CONTROL THE FLOODING
BUT . . . , THE RAIN AND RUNOFF
AFTER A DIMINISHED SUPER
TYPHOON UTOR MADE
LANDFALL IN CHINA
EXACERBATED FLOODING IN
EASTERN RUSSIA
TYPHOON UTOR:
AUGUST 14
IMPACTS IN RUSSIA
• The flooding devastated more than
6,000 houses, home to more than 31
thousand people, and adversely
affected more than 21 million people in
various ways.
• More than 15 thousand people were
evacuated.
IMPACTS
• Railway systems and highway systems
damaged or destroyed.
• Losses, at present, have exceeded 3
billion rubles.
HEALTH CARE CONCERNS
• At present, unfavorable sanitary and
epidemiological conditions exist
throughout the flooded area, creating
the potential for water-borne diseases.
• The flooding has created an urgent
need for safe drinking water.

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Record flooding in Russia 23 August 2013

  • 2. RECORD FLOODING ALONG AMUR RIVER NEAR KHABAROVSKY, RUSSIA August 23, 2013
  • 4. RECORD FLOODING IN EASTERN RUSSIA  The water in the Amur River near Khabarovsk reached 720 cm (24 ft), exceeding the historic level of 642 cm set during the flood of 1897 over a century ago.
  • 7. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, MAJOR DAMS IN THE REGION WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE FLOODING
  • 8. BUT . . . , THE RAIN AND RUNOFF AFTER A DIMINISHED SUPER TYPHOON UTOR MADE LANDFALL IN CHINA EXACERBATED FLOODING IN EASTERN RUSSIA
  • 10. IMPACTS IN RUSSIA • The flooding devastated more than 6,000 houses, home to more than 31 thousand people, and adversely affected more than 21 million people in various ways. • More than 15 thousand people were evacuated.
  • 11. IMPACTS • Railway systems and highway systems damaged or destroyed. • Losses, at present, have exceeded 3 billion rubles.
  • 12. HEALTH CARE CONCERNS • At present, unfavorable sanitary and epidemiological conditions exist throughout the flooded area, creating the potential for water-borne diseases. • The flooding has created an urgent need for safe drinking water.