30.11.2023, 13:34 64436
9 Kazakhstanis, 4 foreigners killed in Almaty hostel fire
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The Almaty city police department confirmed the identities of those killed in the hostel fire, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Nine of them are Kazakhstanis, two of them are nationals of Russia and two are nationals of Uzbekistan. A forensic medical exam has been arranged.
As earlier reported, 13 people were killed in the hostel fire in Almaty. As of 08:40 a.m., 59 people self-evacuated, three of them were rushed to the hospital. There were initially 72 people in the hostel. 56 are housed temporarily at one of the schools. Among those killed are the nationals of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia.
The governmental commission was set up to determine the cause of the fire.
A criminal investigation was launched into the hostel fire.
The Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry launched a hotline as a fire ripped through the hostel in Almaty in the early hours of November 30. It can be reached by at 8 727 278 20 83 and 8 727 278 20 84.
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25.07.2024, 19:15 2731
Body of last rescuer killed in Maikainzoloto mine incident recovered after seven months
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Seven months into search efforts, the body of the last rescuer - Aiyp Tleubergenov, killed after the bus plunged into a stope of a non-operational mine in the territory of JSC Maikainzoloto, has been found at last, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
Over the course of searching efforts, different specialists and experts, mining veterans, cynological teams, special machinery and drones as well as forces of all rescue crews of the region were engaged, said Pavlodar region governor Assain Baikhanov.
On Thursday evening, rescuers found the bus which fell into a stope in the territory of JSC Maikainzoloto in Pavlodar region in early 2024. Only a bumper and a wheel were visible on the surface.
The tragedy occurred on the night of January 4, when a bus carrying three mine rescuers fell through ground into a stope of a non-operational mine in the territory of JSC Maikainzoloto. The bodies of two people - Sarkyt Berlikan, born in 1999, and 53-year-old Oleg Tyshkevich, were found almost immediately. The body of the third rescuer, 36-year-old Aidos Shaimerden, was found on July 19, at a depth of 70 meters.
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22.07.2024, 09:03 5876
3 die in road accident in N Kazakhstan region
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Three people died after a fiery crash involving a tractor-trailer and a car in North Kazakhstan region, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
According to the police, they found that an Infiniti FX45 had hit a tractor-trailer on Astana-Petropavlovsk road near the administration center of Kyzylzhar district - Beskol.
As a result of the collision, a 20-year-old driver and two passengers of the Infiniti car died on the spot. One more passenger of the car was taken to the central district hospital.
An investigation into the accident has been launched.
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17.07.2024, 14:39 10091
3 killed, 4 hospitalized after car, bus collide on Karaganda-Balkhash highway
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A road accident which occurred today on the Karaganda-Balkhash highway killed three people. Four more were taken to a hospital with various injuries, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the regional police department.
The tragedy occurred approximately at 06:00 am, five kilometers away from Aksu-Ayuly village, when CHERY TIGGO car and VAN HOOL bus, which was carrying 51 people, collided with each other.
Driver of CHERY TIGGO and two his passengers died at the scene. Three other passengers of the car and driver of the bus were rushed to a hospital. A criminal case was launched," the police department said.
According to police, both drivers were earlier stopped by patrol officers and warned of importance of abiding by traffic regulations.
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01.07.2024, 14:34 25951
Bodies of Kazakh children killed in mudflow in Kyrgyzstan returned home
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The bodies of children swept away by mudslides in Kyrgyzstan were airlifted to Ust Kamenogorsk, Kazinform News Agency cites the East Kazakhstan akimat.
The devastating mudflows in Osh region killed two boys and two girls from Kazakhstan. Their bodies were repatriated home today by a special plane.
An emergency operations headquarters was set up in East Kazakhstan to help bereaved families cope with the tragedy.
Phycologists provide help and support for families who have lost their children.
As earlier reported, eight people, including four Kazakh children, were swept away by mudflows on June 28 in Nookat district, Osh region.
Mudslides damaged bridges, electric poles and roads. 1,400 people were trapped in Abshyr-Ata and Kezart recreation areas.
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19.06.2024, 20:58 38416
Huge fire engulfs reed beds in Ile Balkhash reserve
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Reed beds are burning on almost 3,000 ha of area in the Ile Balkhash reserve, Almaty region, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.
According to the national company Kazakhstan Garysh Sapary, at 1:45pm on June 11, a call was received from the forestry on reed beds caught fire in marshy areas of the Ile Balkhash reserve, Almaty region.
The preliminary cause of the fire is a lightning strike. According to the emergency situations ministry, as of June 13, the area of fire was 30 ha. The first fire points were recorded at 11:15am on June 11, said the company.
As of today, according to space monitoring data, the area engulfed in fire stands at 2,794.79 ha.
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17.06.2024, 16:09 39611
4 in ICU after gas cylinder explosion in Uralsk
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Four people got into an intensive care unit after a gas cylinder explosion at a livestock slaughtering site at a market in Kazakhstan’s Uralsk city, Kazinform News Agency reports.
According to the local health authorities, three men were placed into ISU of the Municipal Multifunctional Hospital with body burns.
Four more people are in a polytrauma unit. One of the teenagers brought to the Regional Children’s Hospital is in ISU, and another is in the polytrauma unit. A case conference involving chief traumatologist of the region and heads of the hospitals was organized. A televised conference with the resuscitation specialists and combustiologists of Astana and Almaty cities was held for coordinating the strategy of treatment," the health department says.
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13.06.2024, 09:48 46791
4 killed, 3 injured in road accident in Almaty region
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A fatal road accident occurred on the 105th kilometer of the Almaty-Shelek-Khorgos highway on June 12, when a driver of Toyota Hiace lost control of his car and the vehicle overturned, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Four passengers of the car died from injuries at the scene, the Almaty police confirmed.
The driver and two more passengers were rushed to a hospital in Shelek village. The 34-year-old man and children aged 10 and 12 were taken to the emergency care unit of the same hospital.
The patients were taken to the surgery unit of the hospital. They were examined and consulted by doctors. They are undergoing treatment now," local health authorities said.
A criminal case has been launched.
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10.06.2024, 09:18 52501
Seven killed in two road accidents in Almaty region at weekend
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A fatal accident which occured on the 55km of Almaty-Oskemen highway killed five people, Kazinform News Agency learned from POLISIA.KZ.
The tragedy occurred on the evening of Sunday, June 9, when a driver of Nissan Primera, going over the speed limit, lost control of the vehicle, slid into a ditch and then crashed into a tree. The car was torn into two parts. The driver and four passengers (four men and one woman) died at the scene from their injuries. A 12-year-old boy was hospitalized into the Konaev Municipal Hospital.
A pre-trial investigation is underway.
Earlier, on Saturday, June 8, two girls were hit to death by Mercedez Benz car on Altyn Adam Alleyasy Street in the town of Yessik. The girls, aged 14 and 3, died at the scene of the accident.
According to the regional police department, the driver was placed into a temporary detention facility. A criminal case was launched.
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