20 February 2012, 16:24

Threat of flooding remains in the Southern Kazakhstan

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A threat of flooding and rivers' overflows still remains high in Southern Kazakhstan low-mountain area on February 19-20, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan. More than two thousand people have been evacuated from Montaitas and Kozhatogay villages because of the threat of flooding on February 18. A channel that runs through Montaitas village is overflown because of a warm-spell, rains and intense snow melting. 19 residential houses have been flooded.

A threat of flooding and rivers' overflows still remains high in Southern Kazakhstan low-mountain area on February 19-20, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan. More than two thousand people have been evacuated from Montaitas and Kozhatogay villages because of the threat of flooding on February 18. A channel that runs through Montaitas village is overflown because of a warm-spell, rains and intense snow melting. 19 residential houses have been flooded.

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Threat of flooding remains in the Southern Kazakhstan

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