The Ministry of Emergency Situations worked in an enhanced mode during the Eid al-Adha and Independence Day holidays to ensure the safety of citizens’ lives and activities, as well as to organize a rapid response to potential emergencies at life-support and other critical facilities and to promptly eliminate their possible consequences.
This was reported to elchi by the MES press service.
It was stated that based on calls received by the Ministry of Emergency Situations’ “112” hotline, the Ministry’s relevant units carried out emergency rescue operations for a total of 221 fire calls, 17 cases of people remaining in helpless situations, and 1 road traffic accident during the non-working days related to the holidays. As a result of the urgent and immediate measures taken, the prompt extinguishing of fires and the saving of human lives were ensured.
In total, during the holidays, the forces of the MES rescued 21 people, including 1 minor, 2 people were injured, and the bodies of 4 people were handed over to the relevant authorities.