Over 1,000 people evacuated in Russia’s flood-hit Irkutsk region
16:51, 29 July 2019
IRKUTSK. KAZINFORM Rescue workers evacuated more than 1,000 people in Russia’s Irkutsk region amid a new flood wave, the regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Monday, TASS reports.
According to the regional Department of Meteorology and EnvironmentalMonitoring, heavy rains are expected in the south of the region, where riverswill continue to rise.
The flood hit the Irkutsk region in late June, affecting nearly 10,900homes with a population of 42,700 people, and 11,000 household plots, as wellas 86 social facilities, 49 segments of motor ways. According to recent data,the flood killed 25 people, while seven are still missing. The city of Tulunsuffered the most damage.