More than 340 people evacuated from mudflow zone in Kabardino-Balkaria

In the Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria, 342 people were evacuated due to a mudflow and the threat of flooding of their homes.

As "Kavkazsky Uzel" reported, due to the threat of a new mudflow, the authorities called on residents of the Tyrnyauz microdistrict "Gerkhozhan" to evacuate, for whom three temporary accommodation points have been organized.

"Due to the mudflow exiting the protective trough and the threat of flooding of nearby houses, 342 people, including 96 children, were evacuated," the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on its Telegram channel.

As of 9 Moscow time, there is no mudflow, but the threat of another mudflow remains.

"The mudflow damaged the water supply line that supplies the Upper and Lower Gerkhozhan microdistricts in Tyrnyauz. 700 subscribers, 3,000 people, were left without water supply," the report says. Ministry of Emergency Situations During the restrictions, the municipal administration organized water delivery. Electricity and gas supplies were not disrupted.

Note that the previous mudflow in Tyrnyauz occurred on July 21. The mudflow passed through the mudflow channel of the Gerkhozhan-Suu River after heavy rainfall. At that time, the mudflow damaged the bridge on the federal highway "Prokhladny - Baksan - Elbrus" in the Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria, and also left some residents of Tyrnyauz without water, electricity and gas.

Recall that on July 21, the mudflow damaged the supports of the bridge on the highway to the Elbrus resort, and a state of emergency was declared in the Elbrus district. Some residents of Tyrnyauz were evacuated. In addition, more than 40 tourists were evacuated from the Prielbrusye park to a temporary accommodation point in Tyrnyauz.

Back in 2018, geophysicists warned the authorities about the need for urgent repairs to the mudflow channel in Tyrnyauz and the organization of a system to alert people to the threat of mudflows. In 2020, geophysicists surveyed the Buzulgan landslide for two weeks. During this time, the landslide moved down by 20 meters, and its lower boundary was two kilometers from Tyrnyauz. To avoid catastrophic consequences, it is necessary to clear and reconstruct the mudflow channel, scientists said at the time.