Heavy rainfall prompts emergency flood alerts across Uzbekistan’s mountainous areas

According to meteorologists, the incoming precipitation matrix poses a substantial threat of rapid water accumulation and sudden mountain torrents across multiple districts within nine specific regions:

• Kashkadarya region: Yakkabog, Dehqonobod, Chiroqchi, Kitob, Shahrisabz, Qamashi, and Guzor districts.

• Surkhandarya region: Sariosiyo, Uzun, Oltinsoy, Denov, Boysun, Sherobod, Shorchi, Qumqorgon, and Muzrabot districts.

• Samarkand region: Urgut, Samarkand, Bulungur, Nurobod, Qoshrabot, Kattaqorgon, Payariq, Jomboy, and Ishtikhon districts.

• Navoi region: Khatirchi, Navbahor, Nurota, Konimekh, and Karmana districts.

• Jizzakh region: Zomin, Baxmal, Gallaorol, Sharof Rashidov, Forish, and Yangiobod districts.

• Tashkent region: Ohangaron, Bostonlyk, Parkent, Piskent, Orta Chirchiq, and Yuqori Chirchiq districts, alongside the cities of Angren and Almalyk.

• Namangan region: Pop, Kosonsoy, Chortoq, Chust, Namangan, and Yangiqorgon districts.

• Fergana region: Sokh, Fergana, and Besharyk districts, including the Shohimardon territory.

• Andijan region: Andijon, Asaka, Jalaquduq, Qorgontepa, Pakhtaobod, Izboskan, Khojaobod, and Marhamat districts, as well as the city of Khonabod.

State officials have requested that local residents, holidaymakers, and motorists navigating through mountain passes exercise heightened caution. Drivers are strongly urged to monitor road conditions carefully, while recreational travelers have been advised to avoid riverbeds, active streams, and low-lying pathways susceptible to sudden inundation.

Beyond the immediate threat of fast-moving torrents descending from the highlands, Uzhydromet warned that intense stormwater accumulation in urban and agricultural flatlands could overwhelm local drainage infrastructure, resulting in localized flooding.

The current downpours follow an earlier weekly weather update predicting volatile conditions across the republic. Looking ahead, Uzhydromet noted that despite these temporary rainy spells, the peak summer heatwave in July is still expected to bring intense temperatures, with the mercury potentially climbing to 42–44°C in central regions, and up to 45–47°C in northern, southern, and desert expanses.