ISHIM (Tyumen region), April 20 A section of a low-water pedestrian bridge had to be cut out in the city of Ishim, Tyumen region, in order to simplify the removal of a traffic jam on the Ishim River, formed from a mass of old trees, said the head of the city Fyodor Shishkin.
“During the flood in 2017, there was a similar situation on the pedestrian bridge, but then we managed to calmly deal with it. And yesterday we even had to cut out the span of the pedestrian bridge to let all these twigs, trees, stumps through, because there was so much damage, the volume of water was very large and Of course, it cleaned the banks very much,” said Shishkin. 
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“Work in the area of the bridge to remove the congestion continues. In the morning, in order to relieve pressure from this bridge, demolition work was carried out. Rescuers from the Ural Training Rescue Center, the regional emergency response service, employees of the regional State Inspectorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, heavy equipment, and watercraft are working there. heavy, painstaking. The group is sufficient to carry out this work,” Natalya Semina, head of the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Tyumen region, explained the situation.
Earlier it was reported that the level of the Ishim River in the city of Ishim, Tyumen Region, reached 987 centimeters by 16.00 (14.00 Moscow time) Saturday, exceeding the critical mark by 137 cm and the previous maximum of 982 centimeters.
A state of emergency due to flooding in the Tyumen region was introduced on April 8. Exceeding historical maximums in water levels is expected on the Ishim and Tobol rivers. The most tense situation with the release of water onto the floodplains of rivers in the region is expected by April 20, the peak – April 23-25. 2.2 thousand people were evacuated from settlements at risk of flooding.
According to the latest data, 112 houses, 188 household plots and 5 gardening partnerships remain flooded in 13 settlements of the region.
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