Aug 14 (Reuters) - Floods in Russia's Far East had forced the evacuation of more than 2,500 people by Monday, the ministry of emergency situations said, after Russia joined the list of countries battered by rainstorms in the wake of Typhoon Khanun. Russian Emergencies Ministry/Handout via REUTERS/File photoIn the Russian Far East, 28 settlements were cut off by Monday. Large stretches of roads and 4,620 houses were flooded in 15 municipalities, the ministry said on the Telegram channel. The ministry said floodwaters had begun to recede in most parts of Primorye, and the worst flooding was on the Malinovka river near the village of Rakitnoye. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Warsaw; Editing by Simon Cameron-MooreOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Khanun, Lidia Kelly, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: Russian Emergencies Ministry, REUTERS, Telegram, Thomson Locations: Russia's Far, Russia, Japan, China, Liaoning, Ussuriysk, Russian, Vladivostok, Primorye, Rakitnoye, Warsaw