Tyumen

American

[tyoo-men, tyoo-myen] / tyuˈmɛn, tyuˈmyɛn /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia.

Tyumen British

/ tjuˈmjenj /

noun

a port in S central Russia, on the Tura River: one of the oldest Russian towns in Siberia; industrial centre with nearby oil and natural gas reserves. Pop: 518 000 (2005 est)

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One woman, Gulnara Bayazitova, called in from the Urals region of Tyumen to say that she had recently lost government financial support to help with utility payments for her family of eight, soon to be nine.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 3,000 people have been evacuated due to flooding in the Tyumen region, where emergency workers continue to monitor the condition of dams.

From Seattle Times

States of emergency have been declared in Kurgan region and in neighbouring Tyumen, in western Siberia.

From BBC

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had spoken with the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as well as the heads of the Kurgan and Tyumen regions, located in the Ural Mountains area, to discuss the situation and “the need … for early adoption of measures to assist people and their possible evacuation.”

From Seattle Times

"So far, the forecast is not favourable. The water level continues to rise," Mr Peskov said, adding that a "large amount" of floodwater would soon also reach the nearby regions of Kurgan and Tyumen.

From BBC

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