20,000 Evacuated Due to Flooding in Russia

Twenty thousand people have been evacuated from areas that are flooding in Eastern Russia.

Authorities ordered a general evacuation as waters continued to rise, after nearly a week of heavy rains.

Some people have refused to leave, leaving their safety in doubt.

Several rivers have flooded, but the Zeya is by far the worst.

Normally about a quarter of a mile across, it now stretches nearly six miles from side to side.

The Russian government has deployed soldiers to aid in whatever ways they can.