27.02.2024, 15:46 42876
Astana Int’l Airport resumes flights delayed due to fire
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Flights at the Astana International Airport have been resumed after the break out of a fire this morning, the airport said in a statement, Kazinform News Agency reports.
According to the statement, the operation of the domestic and international flight terminals resumed at 10:48 at the airport.
The Astana-Shymkent flight took off at 12:23pm, Astana-Zhezkazgan at 12:26pm, Astana-Almaty at 12:46pm, Astana-Petropavlovsk at 1:38pm, Astana-Almaty at 1:36pm, and Astana-Dubai at 1:04pm, reads the statement.
During the emergency, the crisis management center was set up with the participation of the Civil Aviation Committee leadership and the personnel of the Kazakh Aviation Administration, Terminals Airport Astana Management LLP, and the airport.
Earlier it was reported 18 flights, including 14 domestic and four international ones, had been delayed at the airport due to the fire emergency. The airport started evacuation of people after fire reports.
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29.05.2024, 19:04 6546
Wildfires in 2 regions of Kazakhstan destroyed 0.6% of country’s forests
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The wooded area of Kazakhstan grew by 2,182,400 hectares, while the forest cover increased by 1,153,300 hectares between January 2013 and January 2024, the Kazakh Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry told Kazinform News Agency.
In the past two years, the devastating wildfires raged through two regions of Kazakhstan, Abai and Kostanay regions, destroying 0.6% of the country’s forests.
Wildfires that tore through Kostanay region sparked on September 2, 2022. The fire was suppressed only on September 10.
Over 60,000 hectares of forests were burnt in the Semey ormany nature reserve in Abai region last June. The deadliest wildfires killed 14 foresters.
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27.05.2024, 16:58 6711
Bus with tourists flips over in Almaty region, injuring 13
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A tourist bus carrying tourists overturned in the Kegen district of the Almaty region, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
According to preliminary information from the regional akimat, on May 27 at 10:20 a.m., the bus veered off the road on a steppe pass "Alasa," which is part of the "QazAvtoJol" network. Two ambulance crews from Kegen district promptly responded to the scene. Five individuals were transported to Kegen district hospital, four to Jalagash district hospital, and another four to Shelek village. Fortunately, there were no human fatalities.
The precise cause of the accident is still under investigation. It is noted that the condition of the victims is currently stable. All the injured are under the supervision of doctors.
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24.05.2024, 16:20 14116
Sokolok dam bursts in Atyrau region
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Large amounts of water and strong wind force collapse of the Sokolok dam along the Sokolok channel in Atyrau region, Kazinform News Agency cites the operational headquarters for emergency response of Atyrau region.
According to the headquarters, the Sokolok channel is one of the key elements of the network of water redistribution in the Zhaiyk (Ural) River from Atyrau city. The city has two floodwater protection lines.
The second protection line (dam) has been fortified with sand bags and expanded in accordance with the Baltic normal height system.
Round-the-clock patrol is in place as well as additional vehicles are sent to the site for prompt response in case the situation changes.
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10.05.2024, 17:49 39671
Three killed in road accident in Aktobe region
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Three people died as a result of collision of two vehicles in Aktobe region, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The tragedy occurred on May 9, on the Samara-Shymkent highway, near Irgiz village, when VAZ and MAN truck collided with each other. Two passengers of VAZ and its driver died at the scene of the accident.
An investigation into the accident has been launched. The local police department calls on drivers to strictly obey the traffic regulations," Yerbolat Sarkulov, chief of the police department’s press service, says.
Two passengers in the car are spouces. Both were the teachers at the Ybyrai Altynsarin School. The third victim was a deputy of the local maslikhat, veterinary doctor.
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04.05.2024, 10:17 52826
Patient with heart attack was onboard AN-2 plane which overturned in Kostanay region
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A patient with heart attack was onboard the AN-2 plane which overturned in Kostanay region on Friday, May 3, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The condition of the patient is reported as stable, according to the regional emergency medical service.
As reported, AN-2 plane which was flying from Arkalyk to Aksunkar (Kostanay) yesterday, lost altitude after takeoff at 04:10pm and had to make water landing near Arkalyk. Pilots, air medical service team and a patient were onboard the plane.
Three ambulance crews left for the accident site. We are thankful to the firefighters for their assistance in evacuation of all those who were onboard the plane. Fortunately, all of them are alive. The crew, the patient and air medical service team were taken to the municipal hospital. None of the air medical service team needed hospitalization. The patient is under the supervision of local doctors, his condition is estimated as stable," the press service of the regional emergency medical service reported.
The patient will be transported to Kostanay today by land transport. He will be accompanied by the same air medical service team.
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03.05.2024, 06:24 56436
Fire brokes out in Kostenko coalmine in Karaganda, 187 evacuated
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187 workers have been evacuated from the Kostenko coalmine in Karaganda due to fire, Kazinform News Agency learned from the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies.
As the Ministry informed, smoke occurred on the 4th conveyor drift of K3 coalbed.
Electrician Aibar Kossanov managed to extinguish the smoke using emergency fire extinguishing equipment.
The cause of the smoke was eliminated at 07:45 pm. Despite that, a decision was taken to evacuate 194 miners who were underground at the moment.
As of 09:47pm, 187 miners were brought to the surface, 7 workers including site managers and supervisors remained underground to control the incident and mine support system.
As per preliminary version, a foreign object blocked the operation of the conveyer band and caused the fire.
Six divisions of professional emergency and rescue services, local emergency personnel were attracted to the evacuation works. The incident is settled. The decision on the resumption of operation of the 4th shift will be adopted after the circumstances are assessed," the Qarmet press service added.
As reported, 46 miners died and 28 were injured as a result of the blast, which occurred in ArcelorMittal Temirtau's Kostenko coal mine in Karaganda region on October 28. 252 people were in the mine at the moment of the blast, of whom 205 were evacuated and taken to safety.
The Prosecutor General's Office launched a criminal investigation into the accident. According to the company, gas-methane explosion occured in the lava. Rescue operations at the scene were carried out in a non-stop regime.
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited the accident site and met with the families of the victims. The President expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the deceased miners and tasked to provide them with all-round support.
ArcelorMittal Temirtau was officially renamed as QARMET. The Kazakh company Qazaqstan Steel Group (QSG) became an investor of the enterprises of the former ArcelorMittal Temirtau. The company, represented by Kazakh businessman Andrey Lavrentiev, reached an agreement with the Kazakh Ministry of Industry and Construction on the acquisition of AMT assets.
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29.04.2024, 14:43 61941
Five killed in road accident in Akmola region
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Five people were killed in a horrific road accident on the Yekaterinburg-Almaty highway in Akmola region last night, Kazinform News Agency reports.
As the local police department informed, the accident occurred April 28, at around 11:51pm, near Zhaltyr village of Astrakhan district, on the 1,099th kilometer of Yekaterinburg-Almaty highway.
Two cars - Mercedes-Benz Е200 driven by a 29-year-old resident of Zharkain district, and VAZ-2107 - collided with each other.
As a result, five people died at the scene of the accident, and two more got various injuries.
A pre-trial investigation was launched.
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24.04.2024, 14:01 72461
Water level at Sergeyev water reservoir falls by 19 cm
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Over the past 24 hours, the water level at the Sergeyev water reservoir dropped by 19 cm, while the Yessil River water level rose by 6 cm in Novonikolsk village, chief expert of the information and analytical group at the emergencies department of North Kazakhstan Zhazira Kozhakhmetova said.
Kazhydromet predicted the second wave of floods would not cause inundation.
764 flood-affected people have returned home, while 1,000 are staying at evacuation centres with the rest staying with relatives.
The water level in the Zhaiyk (Ural) River has not risen for the past two days. Currently, it stands at 863 cm which is 13 cm higher than the critical point. The region continues flood control operations. The situation in eight districts in West Kazakhstan stabilized, while four districts still are at risk, official representative of the emergency situations department of West Kazakhstan Nurzhan Toleuish told a briefing.
He noted 13,979 people were evacuated, while 2,441 are staying at evacuation centers in the region.
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