961 evacuated due to flood in E Kazakhstan
12:23, 28 April 2015
UST-KAMENOGORSK. KAZINFORM - 961 people including 204 children have been evacuated from their homes in 7 villages of Zyryanovsk area due to flooding.

Emergency Department evacuated people from Zubov, Maleyev, Putintceva, Bykovo, Bayanovska, Parygina, Snegirevo villages. Evacuees have been settled with their relatives and in temporary shelters. Total 356 houses are flooded. Water levels in rivers and ponds of the area keep rising due to heavy precipitation and dramatic warming. Operational headquarters established on the basis of the Emergency Department.