25.05.2022, 17:10 31136
President Tokayev condoles over deadly shooting at Texas elementary school
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On behalf of the people of Kazakhstan and on my own behalf, I express the most sincere condolences and sympathy to the bereaved families who lost their beloved ones, and wish a speedy recovery to those wounded. I join Texans and all your country-fellows in grieving for the victims of this heinous crime," President Tokayev writes in his letter.
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06.03.2024, 14:02 12601
8 people die in head-on collision in Aktobe region
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Eight people were killed in a head-on collision on the Aktobe-Astrakhan highway near Sagashili village, Mugalzhar district, Aktobe region, Kazinform News Agency reports.
According to the prosecutor’s office of Aktobe region, the head-on collision involving Lada Largus and Toyota Hilux vehicles occurred on 120 kilometers of the Aktobe-Astrakhan highway at 8:15am today.
A criminal investigation into the accident has been launched.
As a result of the accident eight passengers of the Lada Largus vehicle died on spot and a driver and two passengers of the Toyota Hilux car were taken to the central district hospital of Mugalzhar district.
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04.03.2024, 12:42 14926
Quake felt in Almaty, shake alerts sound off
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Today people in Almaty city felt an earthquake, shake alerts sounded off, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The earthquake was registered at 11:22 a.m., the emergency department of the city reports.
The quake was centered 31 km south of Almaty in the territory of Kazakhstan.
The energy class is 13.2. The MPV 6.1 Magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km. Tremors registered an intensity of 5 on the MSK 64 scale were felt in the city of Almaty and 2 in Zhetysu region causing people to flee their homes.
Hotlines were launched in the emergency departments of Almaty city, Almaty and Zhetysu regions.
Crisis management centre of the Kazakh Emergency Ministry hotline: 8 7172 70 41 14
Almaty city hotline: 27 82 0 83, 27 82 084
Zhetysu region hotline: 8 7282 22 02 18
Almaty region hotline: 8 7272 22 60 97
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27.02.2024, 15:46 22886
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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24.02.2024, 12:33 26051
4 kids died in house fire in Karaganda region
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Four little children died in a fire that broke out in a two-apartment house in Taldy village in Karaganda region on February 23, Kazinform News Agency reports.
Four kids born in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 killed in the fire were left at home alone, the emergency department of the region said in a statement.
Investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.
The local executive bodies and locals help and support the grieving family.
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15.02.2024, 11:55 35181
Gas cylinder explosion kills woman in Temirtau
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A two-story shop collapsed and caught fire after a gas cylinder explosion in Temirtay, Karaganda region, Kazinform News Agency learned from the Ministry of Emergencies.
The incident, which occurred on Vatutin Street, was reported at 08:06 am. 40 rescuers and 10 specialized vehicles are involved in debris clearing and search work.
At 08:44 am, a woman was pulled alive from rubble. Her condition is being specified. She said a man remained trapped under the rubble.
At 09:49 am, a body of a woman was retrieved. The ambulance brigade confirmed her death. She was a shop assistant.
The injured woman, who was a customer, was rushed to a hospital.
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08.02.2024, 14:19 46251
Bodies of 4 victims of Almaty mud slide found
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Rescuers retrieved bodies of all four victims of the mud slide which occurred in Almaty last night, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the municipal emergencies department.
According to official statement, the rescuers found the bodies of a man, born 1984, a woman, born 1984, and two boys, born 2007. The psychologists of the emergency ministry are working with the relatives and neighbors of the victims.
The mud slide occurred in Tau-Samal residential area of Medeu district on the night of February 8. According to preliminary information, two private houses with two adults and two children inside were damaged.
A special group was set up to investigate into the incident and liquidate the consequences of the mud slide.
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08.02.2024, 11:32 46636
Rescuers find body of 17yo boy trapped in mud slide in Almaty
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Rescuers found body of a 17-year-old boy reportedly killed as a result of mudslide in Almaty, Kazinform News Agency reports.
As the local emergencies department informed, an operational headquarters was set up at the incident site.
182 people and 32 vehicles are involved in cleaning up the damaged houses from mud. Emergency care brigades are working on the scene.
Caused by waterlogged soil, the mud slide occurred in Tau-Samal residential area of Medeu district on the night of February 8. According to preliminary information, two houses with two adults and two children inside were damaged.
Search and rescue operation is ongoing.
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08.02.2024, 09:29 46806
Desperate search for 4 people trapped in mud avalanche in Almaty underway
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Rescuers are working around the clock to find two adults and two children reportedly buried by a mud avalanche in Almaty city, Kazinform News Agency reports.
According to the Emergencies Ministry, two houses were buried by the mud avalanche which occurred in Medeu district of Almaty city at night on February 8.
According to a preliminary accident report, two houses with four people inside, including two kids, were damaged by the mud avalanche.
Over 160 members of search and rescuer crew and 30 units of equipment were dispatched to the scene.
People from nearby houses were evacuated to a local educational facility and offered hot drinks and all the help they asked for. Several hours after the avalanche occurred they left the facility to stay with their families and relatives.
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