Uzgidromet Issues Flood Warning

The general director of the Hydrometeorological Service Center, Sherzodhoja Habibullayev, advised that floods may occur in 9 regions of Uzbekistan on 12th-13th May and 16th-17th this year.

Rains are expected in the foothills and mountainous regions of the republic, including:

Kashkadarya region: in Yakkabog, Dehkanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shahrisabz, Qamashi, and Guzor districts;
Surkhandarya region: in Sariosia, Uzun, Altinsoy, Denov, Boysun, Sherabad, Shorchi, Kumkurgan, and Muzrobot districts;
Samarkand region: in Urgut, Samarkand, Bulung'ur, Nurabad, Koshrabot, Kattakurgan, Payariq, Jomboy, and Ishtikhan districts;
Navoi region: Khatirchi, Navbahor, Nurota, Konimekh, and Karmana districts;
Jizzakh region: in Zomin, Bakhmal, Gallaorol, Sharof Rashidov, Forish, and Yangiabad districts;
Tashkent region: in Ohangaron, Bostonliq, Parkent, Piskent, Ortachirchik, Urenchirchik districts and Angren, Almaliq cities;
Namangan region: in Pop, Kosonsoy, Chortoq, Chust, Namangan, Yangikurgan districts;
Fergana region: Sokh, Shahimardan, Fergana, and Beshariq districts;
Andijan region: floods may occur in Andijan, Asaka, Jalakuduq, Korgontepa, Pakhtaabad, Izboskan, Khojaabad, Marhamat districts and Khanabad city.