Kazakhstan Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko. Photo by Yaroslav Radlovskiy©
Over 100 calls about mine-studded buildings have been received by Kazakhstan Emergency Situations services since the beginning of 2011, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports citing Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko. “There have been 112 of such cases this year. Some of the hotels and buildings were “mined” three times a week,” Minister said during online-conference on September 12. According to him, “explosives” were found by deminers only in some of these cases. Bozhko said that each of such cases costs the budget 150-200 thousand tenge ($1,000 - $1,300). “Such calls have became a problem. That is why all the services are currently being outfitted with equipment defining callers IDs. Legal responsibility for such false calls is being increased,” the Minister stressed.
Over 100 calls about mine-studded buildings have been received by Kazakhstan Emergency Situations services since the beginning of 2011, Interfax-Kazakhstan reports citing Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Bozhko.
“There have been 112 of such cases this year. Some of the hotels and buildings were “mined” three times a week,” Minister said during online-conference on September 12. According to him, “explosives” were found by deminers only in some of these cases. Bozhko said that each of such cases costs the budget 150-200 thousand tenge ($1,000 - $1,300).
“Such calls have became a problem. That is why all the services are currently being outfitted with equipment defining callers IDs. Legal responsibility for such false calls is being increased,” the Minister stressed.