Tulun evacuated due to flooding

The evacuation of part of the districts of Tulun and the surrounding villages has begun. Residents are asked to leave their homes immediately.

“Alert and evacuation of residents of the territory, which is under the threat of flooding, has been organized. In the city of Tulun, these are the areas of the Meat Processing Plant, Hydrolysis, and LDK. In the Tulunsky district, evacuation is taking place in the settlements of Uygat, Krivusha, Krasnoozersky, Krasny Oktyabr, Evdokimovsky, ”the Ministry of Emergencies said in a statement.

To assist with the evacuation, a Mi-8 helicopter of the Russian Emergencies Ministry was sent to the Tulunsky District from Bratsk.

“Citizens remaining in the flood zone must immediately leave their homes. You need to take documents, medicines, warm clothes with you. Rescuers are asked not to refuse evacuation, ”the ministry added.

The telephone number of the unified dispatching emergency response service is "112", "101".

Water in the rivers of the Baikal region began to rise again on July 27. During the day in Tulun, the monthly norm of precipitation fell, in Baikalsk - more than the monthly norm. People on social networks report flooding, a bridge collapsed in Baikalsk.