Flooding Situation Was Observed in Verkhny Uslon District by Using Unmanned Aircraft

Practically yearly, the small river Sulitsa floods in spring in Verkhny Uslon District because of massive snow melt. The river flows through the settlements of Kuralovo and Russkoe Burnashevo. In the village of Kuralovo, 46 houses with the population of 106 people fall into flooding; all of them are located on the lowland of the river. In order to forecast somehow the Sulitsa’s behavior this spring, the Chief of of Verkhny Uslon fire and rescue garrison together with the Chairman of the Commission on Emergency Situations and Fire Safety of the district organized a monitoring of the flooding situation by using an unmanned aircraft.