One person died when a mudflow swept away a car in the mountainous area of Dehkanabad district, Kashkadarya province, on October 13, the provincial Emergency Situations Department said.
A short, heavy downpour at about 5:30 p.m. sent the mudflow through the village of Shakarbuloq in the district’s Kungirot mahalla, the department said.
The driver of a Damas minivan, who had lost his way, and his passenger stopped in an area where floodwater passes to find their bearings. The car then slid into a deeper section of the mudflow channel.
The driver got out and tried to call for help, warning the passenger that a mudflow was coming. The current swept away the car with the passenger inside.
Rescuers later found the passenger’s body during search and rescue operations. Officials have been deployed to the scene.
Uzhydromet had warned that mudflows and flash floods were possible in the mountainous areas of several provinces on October 13-14.
