Four Dead over Flooding in Ulaanbaatar, Recovery Ongoing www.montsame.mn
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.
Published Date:2023-08-07