Evacuation in Azerbaijan's Shirvan

Evacuation in Azerbaijan's Shirvan

Floodwaters in Azerbaijan have worsened. The emergency headquarters are monitoring the Kura dam breach in the village of Bayramly and the situation in the Sabirabadsk region. The headquarters are headed by Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations Orudjali Gadjiyev, and are located in the village of Garagiune in the Sabirabad region, in the police station. Vice-Premier Abid Sharifov and the head of 'Amelioration and Water Economy' company Ahmed Ahmedzade have arrived at the scene.


Earlier, Kura flooded the Bayramly village near the city of Shirvan after breaching both dams. The water was heading to the 15th Gioz railroad bridge in Sabirabada. The Sabirabad-Salyan road is 1.5-2 m underwater.

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