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People are being evacuated from one of Azerbaijani regions

29 April 2010 [20:45] - TODAY.AZ
Due to intensive landslides in the Gilyaz village of Azerbaijani Guba region, extreme emergency measures had to be taken.
The landslide has already spread to 25 acres. 7 out of 250 homes are destroyed, and 23 of them are in very bad condition. Reportedly, every day landslides bring new destruction, endangering the lives of the villagers.

Due to this situation, representatives of the district authorities began to carry out the emergency evacuations of the population.

MP Vahid Akhmedov said, that “the landslide is a threat to the villagers, and it poses a threat to people of approximately 30 homes in the zone of the landslide. It’s dangerous to live there”.

Reportedly, the 29 families, which are being evacuated, will be temporarily housed in a central residence district. New houses are reportedly going to be built for the families. So far, tents have been set up in the village for temporary residence. Measures are being taken to ensure the village's population with food.


/APA/

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