- Flooding triggered by heavy rains since the beginning of the week and damage to a dam at the Selbe River have resulted in hundreds of people being displaced and damage to infrastructure in Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar.
- According to media reports, over 100 residential buildings and hundreds of traditional yurts and vehicles have been flooded in the city. Additionally, 702 infrastructure facilities, such as roads, bridges, dams, and power transmission lines, have been damaged.
- The water levels of major rivers in and around the city have been flowing above the warning levels. The government declared a "high alert" in Ulaanbaatar on Wednesday 5 June, as more rain is forecast until the end of the week.
- Mongolia is traditionally cold and dry, and annual precipitation ranges from 50 to 400 millimetres, leaving the capital's infrastructure, including the sewage system, ill-equipped to deal with sustained heavy rain.
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