A working group from the Yakutia government plans to fly to the sinking Oymyakon Ulus. Flooding in the area has been going on for four days.
State Agency of the Yasiya reportedA Yakutia government task force is scheduled to depart today for the flood-damaged Oymyakon district. The team will "bring material reserves with them and begin assessing the damage." According to official data, damage has been reported in five settlements in the Oymyakon district. flooded 347 courtyards and 93 residential buildings. Water also enters the Momsky ulus: in the villages of Khonuu, Buor-Sysy and Kulun-Elbyut, water entered 29 households.
At the direction of Dmitry Sadovnikov, Chairman of the Yakut Government, the Yakut bakery is preparing batches of bread for the victims, with the first delivery scheduled for July 17.
In the Ministry of Agriculture of Yakutia addedAccording to reports that "farm animals are in safe areas," farmland is completely flooded. In the villages of Orto-Balagan, Tomtor, Yuchyugey, and Teryuty, cattle and horses are in elevated areas and are not in danger. In the villages of Oymyakon, Bereg-Yurdya, and Khara-Tumul, more than 500 animals have been evacuated from local farms.
Sadovnikov also claims that "the situation is stabilizing" and is "under the personal control of the head of Yakutia, Aisen Nikolaev." He's being briefed on the situation, and he's on a business trip to Moscow. The traditional Yakut summer festival, Ysyakh, will take place there on July 19. Half an hour ago, the head of Yakutia commented on the situation for the first time in four days, calling it difficult and reassuring residents of the region:I constantly receive operational reports from local managers and relevant services that work in the flooded areas."
That “the work is being carried out in a coordinated and efficient manner” assures YASIA readers and Sadovnikov. "Nine temporary accommodation centers have been set up in advance: seven in the Oymyakon District and two in the Abyi District."
MES сообщает There are only three working temporary accommodation centres, currently there are 24 people there, 15 of whom are children.
Meanwhile, residents continue to film the rising waters in villages, showing livestock drowning or huddling on high ground. A Yakutia resident recorded a statement in two languages—Yakut and Russian—saying that Oymyakon residents don't understand what's happening and that this flooding cannot be ignored.
"Livestock, property, vehicles—everything is going under water. It's a terrible situation, and there are no normal comments about what will be done or not. People are panicking in the community group, posting horrific photos of everything they own drowning," says Yakut woman on video.
Before the flood, rain fell in Oymyakon for two weeks, according to Chestnaya Yakutia, and people were already sounding the alarm before the flooding. Meteorologists are predicting tomorrow. again rains - including in the Ust-Maisky district, which borders Oymyakonsky.
Rescuers flew to Oymyakonsky ulus yesterday, Wrote "NotMoscow." Residents say they spent all their days escaping entirely on their own.
Photo: "Honest Yakutia".
