The spread of fire in the Abay region in the direction of Semey city has been stopped. The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, Syrym Sharipkhanov, said that all forces and means continue to work to prevent the spread of forest fires to settlements, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reported.
He conducted an aerovisual survey over the territory of the Semey Ormany reserve, supervised the organization of protection of settlements from natural fire. To date, there is no threat to them, the report says.
More than 1,900 people, about 360 pieces of equipment from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Committee for Forestry, local executive bodies and the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan are involved in extinguishing a forest fire in Kazakhstan. Since the beginning of the fire, more than 1,500 water discharges with a volume of about 4.5 thousand tons have been carried out.
Fire extinguishing is complicated by a high temperature background from +27 to +32C, a large burning area and increased wind.
After visiting the scene of the event by the President of the country, K.-J. Tokaev and the replacement of the leadership of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country, the actions of rescuers added organization.
In the early days, 14 employees of the Semey Ormany reserve died while extinguishing the fire.
On June 12, a day of mourning for the dead was declared in Kazakhstan, and President Tokayev visited the scene and held a meeting of the fire extinguishing headquarters.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
June 15, 2023