Large-scale floods in Kazakhstan: more than 113 thousand people evacuated, state of emergency declared in 8 regions
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More than 113,000 people, including 39,922 children, have been evacuated due to large-scale flooding in 8 regions of Kazakhstan, with the most severe situation in the west and north of the country.
Floods continue in Kazakhstan, with a localized state of emergency in eight regions. More than 113 thousand people have already been evacuated. Akim Uralskaya calls on the city's residents to evacuate. To combat the flood, equipment is being transported by rail. The reason for this record flood is, among other things, a large amount of snow. This is reported by local media, UNN .
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More than 113,600 people have reportedly been evacuated in Kazakhstan's regions since the floods began . Last Monday morning, 111,194 evacuees were reported.
"A total of 113,693 people have been rescued and evacuated since the beginning of the flood, including 39,922 children. By now, 13,543 people have returned to their homes, and 7,14 people, including 3,144 children, are staying in evacuation centers," the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
The most difficult situation is in the west and north of Kazakhstan. The akim of Uralsk, Mirzhan Satkanov, warned that in the next 2-3 days the city will receive water from the Irkli reservoir in Russia, and urged to leave as soon as possible.
In Petropavlovsk - flood peak. The main roads in the city are flooded. The President of the country arrived in the region. There he inspected the Petropavlovsk hydroelectric power station.
Flood control equipment is being transported by rail around the clock to the affected regions. From the stations of Almaty, Karaganda, Mangystau, Turkestan, Kyzylorda, Shymkent, and Kostanay, railroad workers are transporting bulldozers, tractors, dump trucks, KAMAZ trucks, loaders, manipulators, and cranes around the clock to the flood-affected regions.
According to Nikolay Popov, chief researcher at the Natural Hazards Laboratory of the Institute of Geography and Water Security , the severity of a flood is influenced, among other things, by the amount of snow that has fallen. This year, snowfall, especially in the northern parts of Kazakhstan, is several times higher than normal.