Mudflows are possible in foothill and mountainous areas of nine provinces of Uzbekistan from May 26 to June 1 due to expected rainfall, Uzhydromet said.
List of districts:
Kashkadarya province: Yakkabag, Dehkanabad, Chirakchi, Kitab, Shakhrisabz, Kamashi, and Guzar districts;
Surkhandarya province: Saryasi, Uzun, Altynsay, Denau, Baysun, Sherabad, Shurchi, Kumkurgan, and Muzrabat districts;
Samarkand province: Urgut, Samarkand, Bulungur, Nurabad, Koshrabad, Kattagurgan, Payaryk, Dzhambay, and Ishtykhan districts;
Navoi province: Khatyrchi, Navbahor, Nurata, Kanimekh, and Karmana districts;
Jizzakh province: Zaamin, Bakhmal, Gallyaaral, Sharaf-Rashidov, Farish, and Yangiabad districts;
Tashkent province: Akhangaran, Bostanlyk, Parkent, Pskent, Urtachirchik, and Yukorichirchik districts and the cities of Angren and Almalyk;
Namangan province: Pap, Kasansay, Chartak, Chust, Namangan, and Yangikurgan districts;
Fergana province: Sokh, Fergana, Besharik districts, and Shakhimardan;
Andijan province: Andijan, Asaka, Jalakuduk, Kurgantepa, Pakhtaabad, Izbaskan, Khojaabad, and Markhamat districts, as well as the city of Khanabad.
Residents living in foothill and mountainous areas, as well as vacationers and drivers, are urged to take precautions.
In some areas, rainwater accumulation is possible, which could lead to flooding, Uzhydromet warned.
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