URAL RIVER

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Context: Russia declares federal emergency as Ural River floods Orsk, leading to thousands evacuated.

About Ural River

• The Ural River originates near Mount Kruglaya in the Ural Mountains.
• It flows through Russia and Kazakhstan.
• It serves as a natural border between Europe and Asia.
• It originates in the southern Ural Mountains and ultimately empties into the Caspian Sea.
• It is the third-longest river in Europe, trailing behind the Volga and the Danube, and the 18th-longest river in Asia.

Source:

THE TIMES OF INDIA

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