Devastating floods continue in Russia's Irkutsk region

At least five people have been killed and two are missing after severe floods in Russia's Irkutsk region in southern Siberia on Saturday. Over 1160 people were evacuated to safety by Russian emergency services. A cyclone struck the south Siberian region on Tuesday.

President Vladimir Putin visited the disaster area on Saturday after the G20 summit in Osaka, and urged the emergency and infrastructure officials to speed up their work. Although the weather situation has improved, meteorologists have estimated a further flood surge on July 6-7.