Azerbaijani Education Minister: School holidays to begin ahead of schedule in natural disaster area in Azerbaijan

According to him, lessons in schools will end ahead of schedule in the Sabirabad, Shirvan, Hajigabul, Imishli and Salyan regions.

"As a result of floods changes were made to the schedule of final examinations in the schools in these regions," the minister said.

Earlier, final exams were scheduled for June 3. 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 and 50,000 hectares of cultivated land left under water.


/Trend/