Flooding in Baku

A caricature depicting the mayor of Baku, Hajibala Abutalibov, as Napoleon retreating from Baku (Gunduz Aghayev)
A caricature depicting the mayor of Baku, Hajibala Abutalibov, as Napoleon retreating from Baku (Gunduz Aghayev)

On 23 September, heavy rains in Baku caused flooding in many parts of the city.

According to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Ecology, on Sunday Baku

received

21 mm of rain or 122% of the monthly norm in a single day.

In a press release, the city Executive Authority

blamed

the flooding on the construction of new high-rises in the center of the capital, the insufficient capacity of the sewage system, and the delayed reaction of the nationwide water company, Azersu.

In the face of

widespread criticism

, the press release goes on to point out that flooding has also occurred in “leading European countries” in the past.

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