Five killed in rain-triggered floods in western Mongolia

ULAN BATOR: JULY 26 – Five people were killed after rain-triggered floods hit the western Mongolian province of Govi-Altai over the weekend, the country’s National Emergency Management Agency reported on Monday.

The disasters occurred in Khaliun and Chandmani soum (administrative subdivisions) of the province, and the decedents were aged 7-62, said the agency.

Heavy rains are expected to lash major parts of the country in the coming days, the agency said.

-XINHUA