Volunteers from among the employees of JSC «Russian Railways» in two shifts working on the construction of a dam in the village of Telman Jewish Autonomous Region. Water-resistant design extends for tens of meters and is an effective way to protect township residents from the Amur waters. Active work on the construction of dams is in the other communities of the district, subject to the threat of flooding. A team of State Inspectorate for Small Vessels Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, who arrived in the JAR from the Urals, eliminated the effects of erosion of the dam in the village Mykolaivka. Sandbags filled with rescuers from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Belgorod region was arranged in several rows, and then the water level near the dam of the village practically ceased to rise. In areas where there are slight leakage dams, as well as in areas flooded by groundwater, operate pumps. Because such devices can slow down the growth of the water level, and in some places it is lowered. In addition to work on the construction of dams, Russian Emergency Situations Ministry in conjunction with the administration of settlements and volunteers continuously produce patrolling flooded houses, evacuating willing and providing assistance to those who for various reasons have not left the house.
Nicholas Kutenkov, RIA «VladNews»