site.news_by_theme East Kazakhstan oblast

Toxic waste spilled into east Kazakhstan river Water intake area was polluted after an emergency dumping of toxic wastes from a gold plant in East Kazakhstan Oblast.

02 November 2011

National Security Committee asked to prevent disposal of arsenic-containing waste at Zyryanovsk Members of the public monitoring group on implementation of Kazzinc project on disposal of arsenic-containing waste at Zyryanovsk tailing dump sent a request to the Department of National Security Committee of East Kazakhstan asking to prevent implementation of this project.

05 September 2011

Unprecedented number of twins born in Ust-Kamenogorsk 46 pairs of twins have been born in Ust-Kamenogorsk since the beginning of the year.

08 June 2011

13-cm hail damaged fields and killed cattle in East Kazakhstan A massive hailstorm at the territory of East-Kazakhstan oblast damaged several village schools, fields and killed livestock on Monday.

07 June 2011

East Kazakhstan oblast tagged most polluted in Kazakhstan East Kazakhstan oblast has been tagged the most polluted region of Kazakhstan.

15 May 2011

Trips to craters in East Kazakhstan is popular with foreign tourists Trips to craters located close to Ust-Kamenogorsk are becoming popular with foreign tourists.

14 May 2011