Nearly 80 motorists rescued from snow blockades in Kostanay region
17:35, 28 March 2016
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Rescuers evacuated 78 people and 18 vehicles from snow drifts in Kostanay region on March 23-27.
Among those rescued there were a man with cardiac failure and a pregnant woman.
Heavy snowfall reportedly trapped all the vehicles and motorists needed a helping hand to get out of snow blockades in Stepnoye village and on the Kostanay-Sarykol highway.