The flood caused by abundant rains in Yakutia began today in the city of Verkhoyansk, TASS reports with reference to the first deputy chairman of the State Committee for the Life Safety of the Population of Yakutia Innokenty Androsov.
According to Androsov, “began to flood the city of Verkhoyansk and the village of Borunuk, which is located nearby.” “Older, low -mobility people are evacuated to temporary accommodation points,” he assured.
At the same time, as Interfax notes, the water broke through the dam and flooded the streets and court territories in Verkhoyansk. “Due to the threat of accidents on the power line and a substation in half of the houses of social facilities, electricity is suspended in a short time,” Yakutia emphasized in the operative, clarifying that 54 personal plots are flooded in Verkhoyansk.