More roads closed in Kazakhstan amid nasty weather
09:08, 13 March 2015
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - More roads have been closed in Kazakhstan early Friday morning, officials say.
According to the Committee for emergency situations of the Kazakh Internal Affairs Ministry, blowing snow and black ice forced the authorities to shut down sections of roads in Karaganda and Pavlodar regions. The sections of Kalkaman-Bayanaul-Botakara and the Ulyanovskiy-Kerney-Bayanaul-Maikain-Kalkaman motorways were closed for all types of vehicles. The sections of the Almaty-Yekaterinburg and the Astana-Yereimentau-Shiderty motorways were closed for public and freight transport.