The number of those killed in a forest fire in the Kazakhstan region Abay increased to 14. This is reported by the Ministry of Emergencies of Kazakhstan.
“According to the operational headquarters of the fire extinguishing in the field of Abai, during the search work the bodies of another 11 dead were found. The individuals of the dead were established. We remind, the bodies of 3 missing leather employees were previously discovered. Thus, the number of dead reached 14 people,” – The message says.
President Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev instructed the government to use all the technical and human resources available to the fire to counteract fires in the field of Abay, to prevent the extraction of the scale of the disaster and ensure the safety of citizens and their property.
Earlier, on the territory of the Batpaevsky forestry, there was a fire of trees on a preliminary area of 0.3 hectares. A helicopter was attracted to extinguish the fire. In addition, rescuers from three regions were sent to help in extinguishing a forest fire. The preliminary area of the fire is already more than 60,000 hectares.
Later, in addition to the fight against fire to the place of emergency, rescuers were sent from Almaty, Almaty, Karaganda regions and the Zhetysu region.
According to the Ministry of Emergencies, three forestry workers were killed, and 11 more search work is underway. 316 people were evacuated due to fire in the region. The government and the akimat of the region Abai were instructed to provide all the necessary assistance to the families of the dead.
for the residents evacuated due to the fire, they prepared 9 points in Semey.
The head of state Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev postponed his official visit to Vietnam, which was scheduled for June 11-13.
Abay region-the administrative-territorial unit of the Republic of Kazakhstan, bordering Russia in the north and China in the southeast.