Uzhydromet issues emergency warning

Due to expected rainfall from June 10 to 16, mudslides and floods may occur in the mountainous and hilly regions of Uzbekistan, according to Uzhydromet.

The risk of mudslides and flooding exists in the following areas:

•  Kashkadarya region: Yakkabog, Dehkanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shakhrisabz, Kamashi, and Guzar districts
•  Surkhandarya region: Sariosiyo, Uzun, Oltinsoy, Denov, Boysun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kumkurgan, and Muzrabot districts
•  Samarkand region: Urgut, Samarkand, Bulungur, Nurabad, Kushrabot, Kattakurgan, Payarik, Jambay, and Ishtikhan districts
•  Jizzakh region: Zomin, Bakhmal, Gallaorol, Sharof Rashidov, Forish, and Yangiabad districts
•  Tashkent region: Ahangaran, Bostanlyk, Parkent, Piskent, Ortachirchik, Yukorichirchik districts, and the cities of Angren and Almalyk
•  Namangan region: Pop, Kosonsoy, Chortoq, Chust, Namangan, and Yangikurgan districts
•  Fergana region: Sokh, Shahimardan, Fergana, and Besharik districts
•  Andijan region: Andijan, Asaka, Zhalakuduk, Kurgantepa, Pakhtaabad, Izboskan, Khojaabad, Markhamat districts, and the city of Khanabad

"We ask citizens living in mountainous and hilly areas, vacationers, and drivers traveling through these regions to take precautionary measures. Rainwater accumulation in some areas may result in localized flooding," the warning stated.