VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Nine cities in Russia's Far East have declared a state of emergency due to Typhoon Khanun bringing heavy rains and flooding.
Local emergency services said that from Thursday to Saturday, Typhoon Khanun brought severe flooding to some areas in the Primorsky Krai, forcing the evacuation of residents.
On Friday night, heavy rainfall in the western part of the Primorsky Krai and Ussuriysk city caused floods that cut off 32 settlements from the outside world, submerged 543 private houses and 40 road sections. On Saturday morning, a dam in Ussuriysk collapsed, and floods inundated residential areas and streets.
The Ussuriysk city government said that it had to shut down natural gas pipelines to ensure safety.
Additionally, the rainfall on Friday flooded some sections of the highway connecting Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, disrupting traffic. ■