Ecology Ministry: Water levels in Kura continues to rise

In the near future Azerbaijan expects increase in water level in the lower current of the Kura River, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources said. These forecasts are due to intense heavy rains May 15 in the basins of the Kura, Araz and Ganikh rivers, the Ministry of Ecology said.

In recent days, floods occurred in 40 districts of Azerbaijan due to rise in Kur River and rainfalls. As a result of the disaster, about 20,000 houses were flooded, more than 300 destroyed, 2,000 became unsafe, 50,000 hectares of cultivated land were trapped under water.


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