National Emergency Management Agency saves 500 lives

Oyundelger 2018-07-27 03:07

Society

Compared with the same period of previous year, calls regarding search-rescue activity increased by 35 percent but the decrease has been observed in building fire incidents.

The agency recorded that this year they saved 500 lives and properties worth more than 13 billion Tugrugs from dangers of flooding, fire, drowning and etc. It was noted in the report by The Emergency Management Department of the Capital City on disasters and accidents happened this year in the capital city and the responsive measures it has conducted. This year,  the Department has received well more than 1800 calls of disastrous occurrence, household and industrial accidents in the capital city. About 80 percent of them called about building fires, around 12 percent on search-rescue work,  call of forest and steppe fire. Compared with the same period of previous year, calls regarding search-rescue activity increased by 35 percent but the decrease has been observed in building fire incidents.