Emergency Ministry gives Annual disaster statistical review
16:23, 17 July 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The number of victims of disasters is growing in Kazakhstan, this has been announced today at a briefing in Central Communications Service by the Minister of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan Vladimir Bozhko.
"According to statistics, 8254 natural and man-made disasters including major traffic accidents have been registered in Kazakhstan in 2014. 1829 people were affected which is 5.2% more than in the corresponding period of 2013. 598 people were killed which is 5.7% less than in the same period of the last year", he informed. According to V.Bozhko, real damage, according to preliminary data, was slightly more than KZT 2 billion.