On the river Iya in Irkutsk to Tulun a period of work performed for the construction of a temporary dam, held to strengthen the banks of the river. Construction the basic construction of emergency dams will start soon, assured the Deputy Chairman of the Russian government Marat Khusnullin.

Deputy Prime Minister Khusnullin arrived in Irkutsk oblast with a working visit, to check checks the progress of reconstruction work after the summer flood of 2019. He noted that the temporary structure will be the basis of a permanent dam, RIA Novosti reports.

During last year’s floods in the Irkutsk region killed 26 people, six more were missing. Under the water were 49 sections of roads were damaged or washed away 22 bridges. Suffered from 11 thousand houses in nine localities. The most damage the disaster has caused the towns of Nizhneudinsk and Tulun. The flooding affected 45 thousand people while the population of the district is barely 40 thousand.