Almaty needs 13 more fire stations
Thirteen more fire stations should be built in Almaty: Deputy Head of Almaty Emergency Situations Department Nurlan Madyarov.
California declares state of emergency amid fires
Authorities declared a state of emergency in northern California, ravaged by fires at a time when several other western US states are also fighting flames.
VIDEO&PHOTO: Four major fires registered in Almaty today
Besides Mokhnatka Mount in Medeu Gorge and the Botanic Garden, the smoke is also seen above the Almaty Airport and in Ainabulak region.
PHOTO: Dry wood on fire in Almaty's Botanic Garden
The fire currently covers the area of 2 hectares.
Home wifi could be used for emergency responders
Wireless routers for homes and offices could be knitted together to provide a communications system for emergency responders if the mobile phone network fails.
Another 5-storey Bessoba building collapsing in Karaganda
An unfinished multi-storey building in Bessoba residential complex in Karaganda has lurched to one side. It is likely to follow the 5-storey building that collapsed on April 6.
Obama, Romney halt campaigns after cinema shooting
US President Barack Obama and his rival Mitt Romney suspended campaigning Friday out of respect for the victims of a shocking shooting at a Colorado movie theater that left 12 people dead.
10 dead in Egypt building collapse: health ministry
Egypt's health ministry said Sunday that rescue services had retrieved 10 bodies from under the rubble of an 11-storey building that collapsed a day earlier in the coastal city of Alexandria.
Mexico declares bird flu 'emergency'
The Mexican government declared a national animal health emergency on Monday in the face of an aggressive bird flu epidemic that has infected nearly 1.7 million poultry.
Fire swept through 750 hectares of grassland in Western Kazakhstan
The fire left 750 hectares of Kazakhstan grasslands bare and took almost 24 hours to extinguish.
Minister complained to MPs that Kazakhstan lacks enoungh firefighting depots
Kazakhstan Minister of Emergency Situations complained to MPs that Kazakhstan lacks enoungh firefighting depots.
Karaganda apartment building collapsed because of uneven settlement of foundation
Results of investigation of reasons that caused the 5-storey building to collapse in Bessoba residential complex of Karaganda were unveiled.
PHOTO: 41 apartments damaged in fire at Bereke residential complex in Astana
The fire has been fully contained, the investigators are identifying the cause of the fire and estimate the cost of damage.
PHOTO: Kazakhstan gets its first ambulance bus
The first ambulance bus was presented in the National Center of Medical Aviation and Emergency Ambulance.
Emergency slope of Koktobe mount will be reinforced by May
The landlide-prone slope of Koktobe mount in Almaty will be reinforced in May.
PHOTO & VIDEO 5-story residential building collapsed in Karaganda
A 5-story building in Bessoba region of Karaganda city collapsed at 10:55 a.m. on Friday, April 6.
Atyrau Oblast is in danger of floods: Minister
There is a high threat of floods in Atyrau oblast: Emergency Situations Minister.
New hospital flooded in South Kazakhstan
New hospital was flooded by overflow waters in Badam village of South-Kazakhstan oblast.
410 houses flooded in Southern Kazakhstan
410 houses have been flooded in Temirlanovka village of Southern Kazakhstan oblast's Ordabasinskiy region.
Threat of flooding remains in the Southern Kazakhstan
A threat of flooding and rivers' overflows still remains in Southern Kazakhstan low-mountain area.
