The key facts

  • The warning covers Kashkadarya, Surkhandarya, Samarkand, Navoi, Jizzakh, Tashkent, Namangan, Fergana and Andijan regions
  • The cause is probable rains; waterlogging due to the accumulation of rainwater is also possible
  • Uzhydromet addressed residents of mountainous areas, vacationers and drivers

What the warning is about

Uzhydromet has issued a warning about the risk of mudflows and floods in nine regions of Uzbekistan due to expected rains. The agency's message was published by Kun.uz, while the document itself was posted on Uzhydromet's official Telegram channel.

Which districts are affected

According to the agency, the risk of mudflows and floods exists in the following districts: in Kashkadarya region — Yakkabag, Dekhanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shakhrisabz, Kamashi and Guzor; in Surkhandarya — Sariasiya, Uzun, Altynsay, Denau, Baysun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kumkurgan and Muzrabad; in Samarkand — Urgut, Samarkand, Bulungur, Nurabad, Koshrabad, Kattakurgan, Payaryk, Jambay and Ishtykhan; in Navoi — Khatyrchi, Navbahor, Nurata, Kanimekh and Karmana; in Jizzakh — Zaamin, Bakhmal, Gallaaral, Sharof Rashidov, Farish and Yangiabad.

Tashkent region and the Fergana Valley

In Tashkent region, the warning covers the Akhangaran, Bostanlyk, Parkent, Pskent, Srednechirchik and Verkhnechirchik districts, as well as the cities of Angren and Almalyk. In Namangan region — Pap, Kosonsoy, Chartak, Chust, Namangan and Yangikurgan; in Fergana — Sokh, Fergana and Besharyk, as well as the territory of Shakhimardan; in Andijan — the Andijan, Asaka, Jalakuduk, Kurgantepa, Pakhtaabad, Izbaskan, Khodjaabad and Markhamat districts, as well as the city of Khanabad.

What else Uzhydromet notes

In addition to mudflows and floods, the agency warned that in certain districts of the republic there may be cases of flooding due to the accumulation of rainwater. Uzhydromet urged residents of mountainous and foothill areas, vacationers and drivers traveling through these territories to observe precautionary measures. The exact duration of the warning and the expected amount of precipitation are not reported in the available materials.