Monster wind shuts down schools, kindergartens in Shymkent
18:45, 12 May 2014
SHYMKENT. KAZINFORM - All schools and kindergartens have been closed for 2 days in Shymkent due to strong wind, the local emergencies department reports.
Gusts of wind up to 28 meters per second are expected in the city in the coming days. The wind has already damaged power lines and left 10 thousand people without electricity. As reported earlier, a woman was hit by a falling tree to death due to the wind in Shymkent on Monday morning.