Baku / 10.25.18 / Turan: According to weather forecasters, the upcoming night a strong wind and heavy rains will fall on the capital, and the temperature will drop by 10 degrees.
Meanwhile, the harbinger of bad weather already made itself felt on Thursday. Thus, the gusty wind pulled down up to 30 trees in the capital and on its outskirts. Several people were injured, and damage was caused to citizens' vehicles and property. Most of the trees were pulled down in the Yasamal and Nasimi districts, the Baku mayor"s office said.
Most of all victims - three, were in the village of Hovsan, where a large tree fell on the women under it. All of them were hospitalized.
Apparently, the size of the damage and the number of victims will increase in the coming night and day. -05B-
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No precipitation is expected in Baku and on the Absheron Peninsula; the northwestern wind will change to a southeastern wind during the day. Air temperatures will range from 21-26°C at night and 33-38°C during the day, according to the National Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Ecology.
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A fire has erupted at the Experimental and Testing Production of the Scientific Research Institute of SOCAR (the state oil company) in the Surakhani district of Baku, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported. "Thanks to the urgent and necessary measures taken by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the spread of the fire to neighboring areas, including nearby residential buildings, has been prevented," the statement reads. Efforts to extinguish the fire are still ongoing.
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In September, the average monthly air temperature in Azerbaijan is expected to be close to the climatic norm. Precipitation levels will also be near the norm, but in some areas, they will exceed it, according to the September forecast from the National Hydrometeorological Service.
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