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Day: October 22, 2024
Torrential rains that began yesterday morning have caused significant flooding across Baku, affecting various districts, including Sabunchu, Surakhani, Khazar, Binagadi, and Yasamal, as well as several central roads of the capital.
Many private homes and yards were flooded, and transportation in some areas has been severely impacted.
In Sabunchu, residents turned to live broadcasts to call for assistance, particularly for the evacuation of patients. Flooding in tunnels made movement difficult, and citizens laid down makeshift barriers of wood and bricks in some underground passages. Traffic on Heydar Aliyev Avenue was restricted as the tunnel under the Bagirov Bridge filled with rainwater.
Eldar Azizov, head of the Baku City Executive Power, visited affected areas and issued instructions to address the flooding. There have also been reports of people potentially drowning after vehicles were trapped in the tunnel in Sabunchu.
Several public buildings were damaged by the rain, including the Azerbaijan State Art Academy and the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, where water leaked into classrooms. At secondary school No. 123, part of the fence surrounding the schoolyard collapsed, leading to a temporary suspension of classes. In Yasamal District, a two-story house collapsed on Abdulla Shaig Street, but emergency services rescued the homeowner. Local authorities noted that the house was already located in a demolition zone.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations has been actively involved in flood response, working to drain water from affected areas, evacuate citizens, and ensure safety. According to the Ministry, 31 citizens have been evacuated so far, with operations continuing in various parts of Baku and the Absheron region.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Transport Intelligent Management Center has announced several road closures and traffic restrictions, including on key routes like Heydar Aliyev Avenue, Gara Garayev Avenue, and Tbilisi Avenue, due to congestion and flooding.
According to Gulnara Abbasova, a representative of the National Hydrometeorological Service, the rainy weather is expected to ease by the second half of the day on October 22 in Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, with conditions improving across the country by October 23 and 24. Temperatures are expected to gradually rise, and the weather will be mostly dry.
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On October 22, the Georgian Patriarchate issued a statement on the upcoming elections in Georgia, saying that it cannot take a political stance, but stating that it will support the “choice that will bring long-term peace” and which strengthens Christian and family traditions. The statement comes just days after the government’s decision to donate large plots of land in several Georgian villages to the church.
“Today our country is on an important path. On the one hand, the protection of national and religious values, and on the other hand, the consolidation of the country, the preservation of sovereignty and peace are the main goals of both state institutions and society,” the Church’s statement reads.
“We have repeatedly stated that the Orthodox Church of Georgia, as the greatest unifier and benefactor of our nation and country, cannot be a political side, although it will unequivocally support the choice that will bring long-term peace to Georgia and the strengthening of values in society that will help strengthen Christian and family traditions,” the Church notes, seemingly echoing the pre-election pillars of Georgian Dream’s campaign.
The Georgian Patriarchate also emphasizes that “in the context of excessive emotions and tensions during the electoral period, we ask the clergy to consider, in their statements and appeals, that they have a special role to play in maintaining public unity and peace.”
This statement comes days after the Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s decrees gifting land to the Orthodox Church of Georgia. The October 17 decree shows that the church was given 3,610 sq/m and 160 sq/m land plots in village of Shuasurebi, Chokhatauri district for a symbolic 1 GEL. The same decree shows that 300 sq/m of land in the village of Salibauri, Khelvachauri district, was also granted to the church for 1 GEL. Another decree dated October 18 shows that the government transferred 1619 sq/m of non-agricultural land and the buildings/structures on it on Jordania Street in the town of Lanchkhuti free of charge for 99 years.
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