Eniseysk Declares State of Emergency as Yenisei River Tops Critical Level

Overview

• The emergency regime took effect on 29 December at 10:00 local time (06:00 MSK), according to the city administration.
• The locally defined critical benchmark is 1,060 centimeters, and the river level exceeded it by 14 centimeters at the time of the announcement.
• Municipal services are monitoring conditions and have committed all available resources to manage the flood risk.
• Authorities said the situation is under control and provided no reports of evacuations or damage.
• The city’s announcement was conveyed in an official message and carried by RIA Novosti.