Flash flooding has destroyed 114 homes – 99 of them traditional gers and the basements of 13 offices; nine apartments are filled with water in the Kherlen Soum of Khentii Province in northern Mongolia. In addition, 80 percent of public places are still under water.

At present, 12 people, including children from seven families have been given temporary shelter in the dormitory of Kherlin Soum School IV after their gers were washed away in the flooding.

Currently, officers from the Khentii Emergency Management Agency in cooperation with workers from the ‘Khargui’ road reconstruction company are working to remove the flood waters.