New details have emerged about the condition of those injured after an excavator was swept away by a powerful mudflow in Agsu.
According to Report, which cites a response from the Azerbaijani healthcare authority TABIB, three men injured in the village of Kalva, Aghsu district, following heavy rains, were rushed to the Shamakhi District Central Hospital.
Two of them, born in 1992 and 1982, are currently in intensive care. Doctors have diagnosed them with drowning, hypothermia, traumatic shock, hypoxic brain damage, multiple injuries, and abrasions.
The third victim, born in 1988, is being treated in the emergency department for signs of drowning and abrasions on both legs.
Medical staff report that, after receiving immediate care, the condition of all three has stabilized.
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In Kalva village, Aghsu district, a sudden mudslide triggered by the storm swept away an excavator.
According to the State Agency of Azerbaijan Automobile Roads (SAAAR), the incident claimed the life of a site supervisor. Three other crew members were injured.
All of the affected workers were employed by a subcontractor involved in the construction of the Mughanly–Ismayilli–Gabala highway.
Locals said the workers had taken shelter inside the excavator to escape the strong wind and rain. Tragically, that’s when the mudflow struck—overpowering the machinery and carrying it off in the torrent.
