Traffic in the center and on the airport road closed
Baku / 23.05.17 / Turan: On Monday, May 22, due to the closure of the Fourth Islamic Games, traffic from the circle near the Excelsior Hotel to the Sabunchu Circle, and from Azneft Square along Neftyanikov Avenue to Yusif Safarov Street will be closed. Citizens who need to get to the airport or in the suburban settlements, you need to go through Balakhany or along the Zykh highway.
In connection with the closure of the traffic on Neftyanikov Avenue and Geydar Aliyev Street, drivers should also travel these routes along parallel streets, which of course will create traffic jams throughout the city.
Holders of tickets for the closing ceremony of the 4th Islamic Games can reach the Olympic Stadium from the metro station "Koroglu", or express buses from 17:00 to 20:00 from "20 January", "Ganjlik" and "Gara Garaev" metro stations. After the closing ceremony, the audience will be taken back to the metro stations. Express buses will be free of charge. -02D-
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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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