Part of the federal highway R-258 “Baikal” was blocked due to the threat of flooding
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Part of the federal highway R-258 “Baikal” was blocked due to the threat of flooding. This was reported by the police of the Republic of Buryatia, the statement was published in the Telegram channel of law enforcement officers.
According to the police, there is no traffic on the highway in the area from 556 to 587 kilometers.
It is known that the threat of flooding arose due to a dam break at the Khonholoy reservoir in the Mukhorshibirsky district of Buryatia.
Earlier it was reported that the number of flooded homesteads in the Primorsky Territory doubled in a day.