The European Union is allocating €50,000 (over 188 million Mongolian tugriks) to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to families affected by the floods that struck large parts of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, in early July. The aid will benefit over 11,000 people in the worst-hit localities. This EU funding will support the Mongolian Red Cross Society (MRCS) in assisting with the…
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Mongolian capital hit by flash flooding
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Floods inundated parts of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator after torrential rain damaged a dam at the Selbe River on Wednesday. In traditionally dry Ulaanbaatar this week, heavy rains have inundated rivers, flooding basement apartments and trapping cars. At least 27 residential buildings and hundreds of vehicles were flooded in Bayanzurkh district, the country’s National Emergency…