Road flooded with meltwater in Uralsk

Tengrinews.kz - A road in Uralsk has been flooded with meltwater.

According to the Department of Emergency Situations of the West Kazakhstan region, due to heavy snowmelt, meltwater overflowed a low-lying section of an intra-city road in the Saryarka district of Uralsk, connecting two neighborhoods.

Authorities noted that traffic has not been disrupted and there is no threat to residents.

Emergency services are working at the scene, using motor pumps to drain the water. Police officers and representatives of local executive bodies are also involved in the response efforts.

Earlier, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting of the national headquarters for flood prevention, instructing regional administrations to take all necessary measures to prevent flooding in residential areas.

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