Irkutsk city decided to evacuate due to the flood

The city of Tulun in the Irkutsk region decided to partially evacuate. Several regions of the Angara region are flooded.

“In connection with the flooding of the city, it is urgent to evacuate to residents of Lithuania, sick leave, sick leave, anniversary, 19th party train, medical, sand, Ozernaya, Zaozernaya, Kommunalnaya, Frunze, Proletarian, 1st Azeyskaya, 2nd Azean, worker 11, 15, Gurtiev, Forestry, Sibstroy, Perli. Sibstroy and other streets in the flooding zone, ”the Tulun City Hall announced on June 28.

Temporary accommodation points are opened at local school No. 1 and children and youth sports school.

“Keep calm and be vigilant,” adds the administration of the Tulun in the ads of evacuation.

The water level in the river in the evening of June 28 increased by 40 cm to 9.5 meters.

“The federal highway is blocked. The bus station is flooded, ”said the city hall. - The movement of public transport is suspended. The movement of buses on the left -bank part of the city from the station to the shopping center "Babylon" is organized. On the right -bank part of the city from the microdistrict of the coal miners to the stadium "Chemist". "

According to operational data on June 28, in 20 settlements of three municipal regions (Nizhneudinsky, Taishetsky, Tulunsky), almost 2.4 thousand residential buildings with a population of 5955 people were flooded in rivers. In addition, the water entered 16 sections of roads, including two bridges in the city of Nizhneudinsk on the Federal Road R-255 "Siberia".

In the Tulunsky district, two people died during the flood. They abandoned the evacuation, and tried to swim on the boat on their own, the authorities said. According to the Investigative Committee on the Angara, we are talking about an 8-year-old boy and an 86-year-old pensioner: “Six people with independent evacuation from flooded houses were transported along the river
The boat, but at some point she rolled over. As a result of what happened, two people have not yet been found. ”

Most of all, Nizhneudinsk has suffered , which has been continuing to flood for several days. Not only more than 1 thousand houses of houses fell into the zone, but also three kindergartens, two schools, a district hospital and a confectionery factory - the famous multilayer Nizhneudinsky cookies are produced in the city. The element also floods the local airport, one estate was carried away by the current. Thousands of people were left without light.

Photo of flooded tulun vk.com/p_tulun