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Uzbekistan to introduce 'smart' video surveillance systems and a unified online monitoring system at reservoirs

A presidential decree (PQ-387) will introduce AI-powered video surveillance at tourism facilities near reservoirs that recognizes the risk of drowning, and by June 1, 2027 a unified electronic online water level monitoring system will be launched. A Ministry of Emergency Situations rescue squad will also be created at the Karkidon reservoir.

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A person died in an apartment fire in Tashkent

On the night of October 24, a fire broke out in an apartment of a residential complex on Yusuf Sakkokiy Street in the Uchtepa district of Tashkent. The fire was extinguished by 01:52, and the body of one person was found at the scene. A criminal case has been opened; the cause of the fire is being established.

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In Kashkadarya region, a mudflow swept away a Damas car, passenger killed

On October 13, at around 17:30, in the village of Shakarbulok, Dekhkanabad district of Kashkadarya region, a mudflow triggered by heavy rain swept away a Damas car with a passenger. The driver managed to escape and warned his companion, but the passenger who remained in the vehicle died — his body was found during search and rescue operations.

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In Kashkadarya region, a mudflow swept away a Damas car, passenger killed

On October 13 at around 5:30 pm, a mudflow swept away a Damas car in the Dehkanabad district of the Kashkadarya region, killing a passenger. According to the regional emergency situations department, the driver and his companion had lost their way and stopped in the mudflow zone. Uzhydromet had previously warned of possible mudflows on October 13–14.

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