Employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan during firefighting. File photoNUR-SULTAN, Sep 4 Authorities in northern Kazakhstan's Kostanay region have declared a local emergency due to wildfires raging for the third day in the region. spread to the nearest villages, from which 1841 people were evacuated. The fire damaged and destroyed more than 100 houses. As a result of the fires, one person died and 10 were injured, including three employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. On Sunday morning, the fires in the village of Lesnoye were eliminated, in the villages of Amankaragai and Ozernoye they were localized. The fire area, according to the latest data, amounted to 43 thousand hectares. Extinguishing is carried out in two villages and eight sections of the forest zone.
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«Today, a local emergency has been declared in the Kostanay region. From the reserve The akimat (mayor's office — ed.) of the region sent funds to assist the victims. This is, first of all, accommodation and food,» the press service of the regional administration said in a statement. It is explained that about 200 people remain at the evacuation points. «Many have returned to their homes, having made sure of safety, the rest are leaving for relatives,» the press service specified. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/fd1b173e836f3039cddd36e210423bfa.jpg» />Kazakh authorities will compensate damage caused by forest fires