Uzhydromed issued an urgent warning

Heavy rain will fall in Uzbekistan until the end of this week, the rain may turn into snow in mountainous areas and wind speed will increase to 15-20 m/s between 14-16 February.  Sherzodhoja Khabibullayev, general director of the Hydrometeorological Service Center, announced this on his Facebook page.

It is noted that heavy rainfall is expected from 14-18 February this year in the foothills and mountainous regions of the republic, including:

Kashkadarya region: in Yakkabog, Dehkanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shahrisabz, Qamashi, Guzor districts;

Surkhandarya region: in Sariosia, Uzun, Altinsoy, Denov, Boysun, Sherabad, Shorchi, Kumkurgan, Muzrobot districts;

Samarkand region: in Urgut, Samarkand, Bulung’ur, Nurabad, Koshrabot, Kattakurgan, Payariq, Jomboy, Ishtikhan districts;

Navoi region: Khatirchi, Navbahor, Nurota, Konimekh, Karmana districts;

Jizzakh region: in Zomin, Bakhmal, Gallaorol, Sharof Rashidov, Forish, 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, Beshariq districts;

Andijan region: floods may occur in Andijan, Asaka, Jalakuduq, Korgontepa, Pakhtaabad, Izboskan, Khojaabad, Marhamat districts and Khanabad city.

“We are asking that citizens living in foothills and mountainous areas, vacationers and drivers moving in mountainous areas to take precautionary measures,” wrote the director general of the Hydrometeorological Service Center.