The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan continues its activities in the direction of fulfilling its duties, including protecting the population and territories from natural and man-made emergency situations.
This was reported to Elchi.az by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
It was reported that based on the calls received by the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ “112” hotline, the relevant agencies of the Ministry carried out 231 fire calls, 36 cases of helplessness and 1 road traffic accident rescue operations during the past week. As a result of urgent and immediate measures, the fires were quickly extinguished and people’s lives were saved.
In total, during the past week, the forces of the Ministry of Emergency Situations rescued 37 people, including 6 minors, 8 people were injured, 17 people were evacuated, and 8 people died during the incidents.