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

Two buses in collision on highway linking Khabarovsk and Komsomolsk-on-Amur.

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

'Shocking' pictures revealed online by campaign exposing the alleged failings. 

Russian army in battle to erect dikes to hold back the swirling Amur River as evacuations begin in low-lying areas.

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

Cemetery damaged by raging winds in Khabarovsk. 

More than 20,000 residents were moved as rivers burst their banks with forecasts of worsening flooding later this week.

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