As of the middle of
Friday, 22 people were reported dead, 15 people missing and over 330
hospitalized.
TULUN /Irkutsk
Region/, July 6. /TASS/. More than 400 people have been taken to hospitals
following heavy floods in East Siberia’s Irkutsk Region, Russia’s Deputy
Minister for Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief Pavel
Baryshev said at a meeting of the commission on the issue of floods in the
Irkutsk Region.
As of the middle of
Friday, 22 people were reported dead, 15 people missing and over 330
hospitalized as a result of floods in the Irkutsk Region.
"Unfortunately,
22 died, 410 have been hospitalized, medical assistance is provided to 2,165
affected on an ambulatory basis," Baryshev said.
Floods in the Irkutsk
region started after torrential rains at the end of June. As many as 103
settlements have been affected by the disaster. More than 10,150 dwelling
houses, which accommodate almost 33,000 people, have been flooded. A state of
emergency was declared in the region.
Source: ITAR-TASS
06-07-2019
