floods Siberia and the Far East of Russia

Russian president changes his midnight address to honour the bombing victims in Volgograd - and eliminate terrorists.

Trans Siberian trains are on schedule despite rivers breaking their banks and plans to evacuate the gateway of Khabarovsk.

Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.

Meanwhile, Emergencies' Minister vows better space monitoring of flooding as plans underway to stop a repeat of 2013 crisis.

Warnings of worse rain for the rest of the week came on Wednesday as evacuation of 30 settlements was planned by the authorities.

The Amur River rises past 7.35 metres in Khabarovsk city, with Komsomolsk-on-Amur, and Nikolayevsk-on-Amur also braced for new flooding.

The second largest city of the Russian Far East faces nervous hours and days to see if its dikes hold back the deluge.

Putin fires top official in Russian Far East, and calls for Investigative Committee to check how authorities performing.

Flood of Chinese gamblers bring hope for success of Primorsky region gaming development.

The Russian president spoke after flying over devastated settlements, and fields were crops have been destroyed.