Russia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say over 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in the country’s Far East. The heavy downpours that flooded villages in the region were slated to bring double the monthly rainfall to some areas over the weekend, according to Russian state media. Over 4,300 residential buildings were flooded and 28 settlements cut off by floodwaters. On Friday, local officials said that downpours had already caused floods in seven districts and killed at least three people. The rain was from the remnants of Typhoon Khanun, which earlier battered Japan and the Korean Peninsula.