About 10 thousand people rescued from snow this winter - Kazakh Ministry of Emergencies
13:20, 1 April 2013
ASTANA. April 1. KAZINFORM Since the beginning of 2012-1013 winter season about 10 thousand people and 3 thousand vehicles were evacuated from snowdrifts, Kazakh Vice Minister of Emergencies Valery Petrov told a weekly briefing in the Central Communications Service on Monday, primeminister.kz informed.
"Only during March 7-10 the emergency departments all over the country received more than 80 thousand calls asking to provide assistance to people caught in snowdrifts," Petrov said.
Thus, rescue services evacuated 3316 people, including 56 children, and 1418 vehicles, including 31 buses. All motor vehicles trapped in snow were towed, and the rescued people were sent to their destination after the weather improved.