Heavy rains brought by tropical stormKhanun have led to flooding in parts of the Primorye region in Russia's Far East, media outletsreported Friday.Emergency officialswarned that the situation was worsening in several flood-hit districts due to continuing rainfall.
No casualties or evacuation orders were reported.Video shared by the independent news outlet Govorit NeMoskva showed traffic disruptions from overflowing rivers, panic-stricken animals and home entrances blocked by excess water.In the town ofUssuriysk, located some 75 kilometers from Primorye's capital Vladivostok, a prison was inundated, withvideo shared onlineshowing prison guards forcing inmates to pull them on horse carriages so that their feet wouldnt get wet.Govorit NeMoskva reported that a shelter housing 700 animals was sinking, while volunteers tried to save them before the arrival of rescue workers.Tropical storm Khanun on Thursday swept over the Korean Peninsula, which borders the Primorye region, after pummeling Japan earlier this week.Authorities in Primoryeurged tourists and residents to refrain from traveling by car for the duration of a three-dayflood warningin the region.