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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from 10 northern regions in Kazakhstan because of floods in the area, the authorities have said.

The worse than usual seasonal floods have been caused by melting snow.

Across the border in Russia, an oil refinery in the city of Orsk, 1,800km southeast of Moscow, has stopped operations because of the floods.

The Kremlin has warned that water levels in some areas are rising faster than at any time in the last 100 years.

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Putin had ordered the governors of the Siberian regions of Tyumen and Kurgan, further to the east, to prepare for "expected sharp rise in water levels" and "inevitable" floods.

Russian authorities said on Saturday that they had evacuated almost 4,500 people in Orenburg region in the area around Orsk.

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KAP says "Concerning the flood situation in Kazakhstan, National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC hereby informs that the majority of the Company’s uranium mines are located in remote areas of the South regions of Kazakhstan with minimal risk of flooding. The flood situation has not affected the Company's uranium mining, processing and transportation activities to date. All the enterprises are operating without any disruptions. Despite the fact that the regions of the Company's presence have not been affected, Kazatomprom cannot afford to be idle. The Company’s employees provided support to flood victims and transferred a one-day salary to help affected residents."