Ulaanbaatar
Four Dead over Flooding in Ulaanbaatar, Recovery Ongoing
Society
Ulaanbaatar, August 7, 2023
/MONTSAME/. Four
people died and hundreds of families were affected and suffered
damages associated with the flooding in Ulaanbaatar from torrential rain
on August 5.
According to the Mongolian National Agency for Meteorology and
Environmental Monitoring, 12 mm of rain
fell in the areas of Jamsran Mountain, the territory of 21, 27, 29 khoroos
/the smallest administrative unit/ of Bayanzurkh District, causing heavy flash
flooding.
The emergency response began with rescue and displacing operations,
cutting off damaged roads and passages, recovering the electricity supply, and distributing relief items.
Governor of the capital city and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar Sumyabazar
Dolgorsuren informed that the city administration decided to provide apartments
to the families of the deceased and furnished Mongol Gers to 16 families, who lost
homes due to the flooding, financed from the Capital City Governor’s Reserve Fund.
Now flooding rescue and relief activities, including setting up relief centers, distribution of more relief items, disinfection of flooded areas, and restoring and strengthening damaged roads and bridges are underway. Over 1200 emergency officers and some 90 vehicles are working in the damaged areas.
A total of 250 cars have been affected by
the three extreme events of flooding in Ulaanbaatar this summer times, as
insurance companies reported.
