As a result of natural and man-made disasters in the first quarter of 2014 in Azerbaijan, 23 people were killed and 55 injured. Rescuers rescued 7 people. This is stated in the official statistics promulgated by MOE.
Total in the period under review occurred 2,129 natural and technogenic accidents that was 623 cases more than in the same period last year.
In the period under review there were 16 explosions (4 more than last year), which killed five people and injured 26.
The MOE received 2,064 calls about fires, which killed 16 people (5 people more than last year). -06D-
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Following the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Baku (November 11-22), the date for municipal elections in Azerbaijan is expected to be announced.
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On Tuesday, the weather in Baku will remain cloudy, with rain expected in the morning and evening, locally heavy at times. The south-western wind will change to the north-western in the evening. The air temperature at night will range from +9 to +11°C, and during the day, it will be between +12 and +16°C. Humidity at night will be 70-80%, and during the day, it will range from 60-65%.
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On Sunday, 17 November, variable cloudiness is expected in Baku and Apsheron peninsula. At night and in the morning in some places there will be occasional rains. In the morning in some places of the peninsula short-term precipitation will be of heavy rainfall character. Occasionally strengthening north-west wind will weaken in the afternoon.
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The incidence of thyroid cancer has sharply increased in Baku, endocrinologist Sadig Babirov stating a large number of such pathologies in children.
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