Tens of thousands of people were displaced following devastating floods after major rivers burst their banks in northern Kazakhstan and Russia.

More than 125,000 individuals have been displaced due to flooding in Russia's southern Ural region and northern Kazakhstan, as reported by authorities on Monday.

Last week, swiftly melting snow caused several rivers in the area to swell, including the Ural River, Europe's third-largest river. Authorities noted that water levels surged by meters within hours, reaching unprecedented heights.

They also stated that floodwaters are still on the rise, presenting ongoing dangers.

In the North Kazakhstan region, approximately 1,000 homes have been flooded, and over 5,000 people have been evacuated, according to local officials. Additionally, there have been interruptions in power and water supply in the region.

In the badly affected city of Petropavlovsk in North Kazakhstan, people were queuing up in front of water trucks moving from one neighborhood to another. The main reservoir supplying the city with drinkable water has been flooded.

Just a few hundred kilometers over the border, Russia's Kurgan, a region of 800,000 people at the confluence of the Ural mountains and Siberia, was grappling with flooding and rising water levels in the Tobol River.

"The city of Kurgan itself will be next," Shumkov said. "The flow of the Tobol is accelerating. The water level in it is constantly rising." Shumkov highlighted that "the city of Kurgan itself will be next."