The water in the Amur River near Khabarovsk reached 720 cm (24 ft), exceeding the historic level of 642 cm set during the flood of 1897 over a century ago. HEALTH CARE CONCERNS: At present, unfavorable sanitary and epidemiological conditions exist throughout the flooded area, creating the potential for water-borne diseases. The flooding has created an urgent need for safe drinking water. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction

1. LOCATION MAP

2. RECORD FLOODING ALONG AMUR
RIVER NEAR KHABAROVSKY,
RUSSIA
August 23, 2013

3. LOCATION MAP

4. RECORD FLOODING IN EASTERN
RUSSIA
 The water in the Amur River near
Khabarovsk reached 720 cm (24 ft),
exceeding the historic level of 642 cm
set during the flood of 1897 over a
century ago.

5. RUSSIA’S AMUR RIVER

6. RUSSIA’S AMUR RIVER

7. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, MAJOR
DAMS IN THE REGION WOULD
LIKELY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
CONTROL THE FLOODING

8. BUT . . . , THE RAIN AND RUNOFF
AFTER A DIMINISHED SUPER
TYPHOON UTOR MADE
LANDFALL IN CHINA
EXACERBATED FLOODING IN
EASTERN RUSSIA

9. TYPHOON UTOR:
AUGUST 14

10. IMPACTS IN RUSSIA
• The flooding devastated more than
6,000 houses, home to more than 31
thousand people, and adversely
affected more than 21 million people in
various ways.
• More than 15 thousand people were
evacuated.

11. IMPACTS
• Railway systems and highway systems
damaged or destroyed.
• Losses, at present, have exceeded 3
billion rubles.

12. HEALTH CARE CONCERNS
• At present, unfavorable sanitary and
epidemiological conditions exist
throughout the flooded area, creating
the potential for water-borne diseases.
• The flooding has created an urgent
need for safe drinking water.