Event: | FF Flash Flood |
Number: | 2022-000278 |
Country: | MNG Mongolia |
Location: | Arkhangai, Bulgan, Khuvsgul, Orkhon, Darkhan-Uul, Selenge, Bayanzurkh, Songinokhairkhan, Chingeltei, Bayangol, Sukhbaatar , Khan-Uul |
Date (YMD): | 2022-8-3 |
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Information Source: | Mongolian Red Cross Society |
Comments: | The sudden and heavy rains have been pouring since the early June until the date in different regions of the country. The rainfall precipitation average is 46-60 mm and differs depending on the region and continued nearly 4 - 6 hours. According to the 286th resolution of the Mongolian Government, if the precipitation is more than 30 mm and continues for more than 3 hours, it falls under the category of the disastrous phenomenon. As a result of the sudden and heavy rains, there have been many cases of flash floods in the country in both urban and remote settlements.
The flash flood impacts include the damage to the infrastructure including the railway, road, bridge, and at the household level damage, livestock mortality, complete destruction to gers, fences, water barricades. The major flash floods occurred on 19 and 24 July and according to the primary data collected from MRCS local branches, 1,186 households or approximately over 4,269 people have been severely affected |
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