Army air force helps battle wildfires in Abai region, 3,500 tons of water dropped
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The military of the Kazakh Armed Forces are helping battle the wildfires raging in Abai region. Army aviators released over 3,500 tons of water on the forest fires between June 8 and 13, Kazinform learnt from the Defence Ministry’s press service.
Some 600 military, 50 units of equipment, and seven helicopters are deployed to fight the forest fires near Shulbinsk, Talitsa, Ozerki, Zhernovka and Baryshevka rural settlements. 23 crews of 69 pilots act as one as six helicopters drop some 30 tons of water buckets within 40 seconds over the one hot spot.
As of today, the wildfires burnt some 60,000 hectares. There is no threat to rural settlements. Over 1,500 people, 321 units of equipment and 14 helicopters continue to tackle the fires so far. Over 4,000 tons of water was dropped since the fire outbreak.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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