Dozens face evacuation as flood situation in Atbasar getting worse

"The flood situation in the town of Atbasar is getting worse. Water level in the Zhabai River is rising every hour. Hopefully, it will subside by day's end," he told a Thursday press conference. As reported earlier, 50 houses in the western part of Atbasar were submerged and more than 80 people were evacuated from the town. They are being treated by paramedics and psychologists at a local school. A special commission was set up to estimate the material damage. Volunteers and rescue crews are working in the disaster zone.