Government of Mongolia decided on Wednesday to release funds needed for restoring Ulgii soum, the center of Bayan-Ulgii province. 2500 people of 530 families have been hit by the flood. Three people have been injured, 287 houses have been destroyed and numerous houses, fences and gers have been drowned in water. Currently, the total toll is estimated at MNT 15.6 billion, and MNT 540 million is required to take necessary preliminary actions to help restore the soum. Government decided to provide MNT 468 million of the necessary funding from the Government’s Reserve Fund, and the remaining from the province and the soum’s reserve fund. Civil and international organizations, private entities and NGOs had also taken actions to help residents of Bayan-Ulgii province, the area heaviest hit by flood within the country. World Vision Mongolia, Mongolian Red Cross Assiciation, ADRA and Caritas collectively donated approximately USD 115,000 worth of products to help. The continued heavy rains all over the country has been a major hit to Mongolia’s infrastructure. A total of 116 km road in Arkhangai, Bayan-Ulgii, Bulgan, Gobi-Altai, Dornogobi, Zavkhan, Uvurkhangai, Sukhbaatar, Selenge, Tuv, Uvs, Khovd and Khuvsgul provinces was damaged. The Government decided to release MNT 1.3 billion funding for restoring the roads from the Government’s Reserve Fund.

Published Date:2018-08-02