2024 Central Asian floods
Damage in Kazakhstan | |
| Date | April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Location | Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Russia) |
| Deaths | 15 |
In April 2024, extensive flooding impacted several regions of Kazakhstan and Russia, specifically in the Ural Mountains and Siberia. Snow melt caused freshets resulting in the Orsk Dam collapsing. In Russia, a federal emergency was declared. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated, including over 86,000 people in Kazakhstan. At least eight people died and hundreds of livestock have drowned in floods that are described to have inundated an area the size of western Europe.