BBC: Russia Kazakhstan floods: ‘Colossal’ floods heading for Kurgan (with any luck a tank factory will be innundated)

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1. Gods punishment for starting the war.

2. Special Saturation Operation.

3. 3 day special flooding operation

4. I don’t know how accurate Google Earth elevations are, but it shows the Kurganmashzavod works to be at about 80 metres, while the Tobol River is at 70 metres. The BBC article states that the regional governor is warning that the river level is projected to rise 11 metres.

   So it does look like it’s possible the factory will be flooded. Even if it isn’t directly affected, large parts of the city being inundated will have to cause production problems.

5. They are singing some [Johnny Cash over there.](https://youtu.be/5mf-BIZumaA?si=dvMUTV7BwS5dxm8g)

6. Cry me a river……(it is a jazz song) only stuff left in this madman country…eternal sorrow.

   Kurgan stands on the [Trans-Siberian Railway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Siberian_Railway) line, between [Yekaterinburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterinburg) and [Omsk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omsk). It is served by two railway stations and the [Kurgan Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurgan_Airport), and it was home to the [Kurgan West](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurgan_West) air base during the [Cold War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War). It is also home to [Russian Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Ilizarov_Scientific_Center_for_Restorative_Traumatology_and_Orthopaedics), KAvZ autobus plant, and the machine building company [Kurganmashzavod](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurganmashzavod) which produces the widely known [BMP-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP-1), [BMP-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP-2) and [BMP-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMP-3) infantry fighting vehicles.

7. If that happens this atheist has found the lord