News about emergency situations

Boeing crisis deepens as US, Japan ground Dreamliner Boeing suffered another huge blow on Wednesday as US and Japanese regulators grounded its 787 Dreamliner until a fire risk linked to the plane's lithium batteries can been resolved.
17 January 2013 18:34
Communications fully restored in Karatau Communications have been restored in the cities of Zhambyl oblast hit by the storm wind: Kazakhstan Transport and Communications Ministry.
15 January 2013 11:39
Karatau and Zhanatas get first light Power supply was partly restored in Karatau and Zhanatas at around 4 a.m. on January 14.
14 January 2013 20:32
20 tons of flour and 14 tons of potatoes dispatched to Karatau and Zhanatas A stock of food and water for thousands of people have been dispatched to the disaster-hit region in South-Kazakhstan Oblast.
14 January 2013 20:09
500 militarymen taking part in elimination of emergency situation in Zhambyl oblast Around 500 militarymen are taking part in elimination of consequences of the natural disaster in Zhambyl oblast.
14 January 2013 20:00
50 thousand people in extreme conditions in disaster-hit Zhambyl oblast The situation remains unchanged in disaster-hit Talas region of Zhambyl oblast: over 50 thousand people are in extreme conditions.
14 January 2013 19:47
Communications and electricity partially restored in Karatau Сommunications have been partially restored in disaster-hit Karatau in south Kazakhstan.
14 January 2013 19:14
Damaged boiler house being cleared, power being resotred in Karatau Utility services and the military troops are cleaning roads off fallen trees and debris.
14 January 2013 17:38
Heating and hot food hubs operating 24/7 in disaster-hit Zhanatas The state authorities are doing everything possible to eliminate the consequences of the storm in south Kazakhstan.
14 January 2013 17:18
Kusherbayev arrived to emergency area of Zhambyl oblast Kazakhstan Deputy Prime-Minister arrived in Zhambyl oblast to personally control the works on elimination of the consequences of the storm.
14 January 2013 17:02
Situation in south Kazakhstan under control Rescuers have taken the situation in south Kazakhstan under control. The region was badly damaged by bad weather.
14 January 2013 14:16
Weather caused an emergency in south Kazakhstan Residents of several regions of South-Kazakhstan Oblast and Kyzylorda Oblast have lost power, heating and water.
14 January 2013 14:09
Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested that CSTO jointly respond to emergency situations Kazakhstan President took part in CSTO meeting in Moscow.
20 December 2012 14:46
Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Wednesday extended the country's state of emergency through January, continuing special intervention powers for the police and army after a recent series of Islamist attacks.
01 November 2012 18:04
Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan Hurricane Sandy sent crippling floods pouring onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion, blacking out much of Manhattan and leaving widespread storm devastation.
30 October 2012 10:58
Hurricane Sandy set to strengthen on path to Cuba Hurricane Sandy was expected to strengthen as it careened towards Cuba early Thursday after battering Jamaica, where it downed power lines and forced more than a thousand people to seek emergency shelter.
26 October 2012 20:42
Electricity restored in flooded region of Zhezkazgan The water was pumped out of 74 houses.
11 October 2012 11:14
Water pumped out from flooded houses in Zhezkazgan 32 houses in Kostangeldy microregion in Zhezkazgan were flooded on September 29.
04 October 2012 19:01
Greek prisons groaning under austerity cuts Austerity cuts imposed in Greece have created an explosive situation in the country's overcrowded prisons, where sanitation and food services are in disarray, insiders warn.
29 September 2012 14:00
750 hectares of steppes burnt in Almaty oblast Steppes caught fire in Sarkand region of Almaty oblast.
21 September 2012 14:46
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