News about emergency situations

Thousands evacuated from flood areas in Kazakhstan Thousands of people have been evacuated from flood areas in Kazakhstan's Karaganda and Pavlodar Oblasts. Melt water continues to rise.
15 April 2015 18:17
Firefighters douse fire on Russian nuclear sub Russian emergency crews late Tuesday doused the fire on a nuclear submarine which had been undergoing repairs in dry dock.
08 April 2015 15:03
Nazarbayev expresses condolence over Russian trawler President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolence to the Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Dalniy Vostok trawler that sunk in the Western Pacific Ocean.
03 April 2015 12:35
Fire underground causes chaos in London An underground blaze in central London caused mass evacuations and forced several West End shows to cancel performances.
02 April 2015 14:12
Nineteen hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings Nineteen people were hurt when three New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through another in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion.
27 March 2015 11:27
Meltwater floods towns in Karaganda Oblast Meltwater has caused havoc in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan, flooding houses and killing cattle.
26 March 2015 22:48
Almaty shocked with 5 magnitude earthquake A strong earthquake happened very close to Almaty on March 15. It was very clearly felt in the city.
16 March 2015 02:13
Thousands told to evacuate as deadly blaze threatens Chile city Chile declared a state of emergency and ordered the evacuation of up to 16,000 people as a raging forest fire led to at least one death and threatened the historic port city of Valparaiso.
14 March 2015 17:55
Fire in Almaty engulfs church roof A fire has engulfed the roof of a church under reconstruction in Almaty.
20 February 2015 21:21
Passengers injured in Swiss train crash Two trains slammed into each other near the Swiss city of Zurich on Friday, tipping over carriages and injuring at least five people, one seriously.
20 February 2015 16:41
Car explodes in front of Kazakh Defense Ministry A car has exploded in front of the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.
10 February 2015 15:11
Hollande says Thursday to be day of mourning in France French President announced would be a day of mourning in the wake of the attack on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left at least 12 dead.
08 January 2015 11:12
Brazil train collision leaves 158 injured Two trains serving Brazil's much-criticized commuter rail service collided outside Rio de Janeiro, injuring 158 people.
07 January 2015 10:40
Family of 10 misses ill-fated AirAsia flight An Indonesian family of 10 said they had a miraculous escape when they arrived too late to catch AirAsia Flight QZ8501, which went missing.
29 December 2014 15:21
Russia battles to contain Black Sea oil spill A Russian Black Sea city declared a state of emergency after a burst pipeline spewed oil into the landlocked water body.
26 December 2014 09:51
Pipeline accident causes flood and traffic jam on Al Farabi in Almaty Residents of Almaty have had an upleasant surprise this morning. A break in a water pipline caused flooding of Al Farabi avenue near Nurly Tau residential complex.
12 December 2014 21:40
Apartment building on fire in Aktau The fire in an apartment building in Aktau in western Kazakhstan has destroyed the entire 6th floor.
09 December 2014 23:52
One more earthquake felt in Almaty Kazakhstan's Almaty has felt yet another earthquake this morning.
04 December 2014 14:20
7 people dead, 8 injured in gas explosion in Kazakhstan's Taldykorgan Seven people have died and another 8 were injured in a gas explosion accident near Taldykorgan in Kazakhstan's south.
01 December 2014 16:54
Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan sends tremors to Almaty Almaty has experienced tremors of magnitude 3-4 from the moderate earthquake that happened in neighboring Kyrgyzstan this morning.
14 November 2014 17:39
Advertise
Advertise