The number of evacuated residents of Kazakhstan from the areas of large -scale floods approached 19 thousand. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic.
The department noted that in the settlements of Akmola, Aktobe, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanayan, Pavlodar, Maltau regions, the liquidation of the consequences of the floods, as well as the anti-flowering measures and emergency rescue operations, melt water pumping, and laying. Meshkotar inert materials, coastal work of channels, airy systems, alert and evacuation of people to safe places.
“From the beginning of the flood in Aktobe, Akhostanay, Akmolinsky, Pavlodar, West Kazakhstan regions, 1,043 private residential building and 298 courtyards remain flooded. Pumped water from 691 houses and 1,042 courtyards. 18 were saved and evacuated 945 people, of which 8 202 children are pumped out 6.2 million m3 m3 melt water, a laying of 728 thousand metro and 942 thousand tons of inert material was laid, ”the message said.
Meanwhile, the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev arrived with a working trip to the West Kazakhstan region, which suffered from floods.
According to the press service of the Kazakh leader, the president’s working trip to the West Kazakhstan region began with the fly in the flooded territories. The head of state got acquainted with the situation in Terektinsky, Syrymsky and Karatobinsky districts.
After flying around the flooded territories, Tokaev visited the evacuation point deployed on the basis of the Khumaliev School-Gymnasium in the district center of Karatobe.
“I specifically came to get acquainted with the situation on the spot. This is an unprecedented natural disaster, so we must unite and confront him with general forces,” said the head of state.
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In an interview with citizens, Kasym-Zhomart Tokaev drew attention to the fact that there were no floods of this scale in the past. According to him, the situation was a similar situation in 1994, but the current floods became larger.
The president assured the villagers that the state will take all the necessary measures to compensate for losses.