“From April 13 to 17, on the Ishim River near the village of Ilyinka, the water level is expected to rise to the level of an unfavorable phenomenon (750 centimeters) and a dangerous “flood” phenomenon (800 centimeters) with further rise in water level, flooding of floodplain areas,” says the information message from the government center of the Tyumen region.
Although the rivers are calm, according to local authorities, the ice on Ishim has just begun to crumble. But Rohydromet analysis suggests that Tobol and Ishim will reach peak flooding on April 20. Flooding is expected on low water bridges and farmland.
In the town of Zaborka, which may fall into a probable flood zone, flood control dikes are being built and the dam’s crest is being increased. Special equipment forms an earthen wall one kilometer long and one and a half meters high. This is necessary to contain Ishim if he overflows. In the village of Vikulovo, work continues to reinforce a three-kilometer dam and raise its top.
