RSOE EDIS: Kazakhstan - Flood Warning - 2010.03.28

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2010-03-28 16:23:14 - Flood Warning - Kazakhstan EDIS CODE: FA-20100328-25495-KAZ Date & Time: 2010-03-28 16:23:14 [UTC] Area: Kazakhstan, East Kazkahstan Oblast, Oblast-wide, !!! ALERT !!! Event exciting : Melting snow combined with rain Affected person(s): 40000 Not confirmed information! Description: Kazakhstan's Emergency Situations Ministry has announced that 36 towns and villages in East Kazkahstan Oblast with a population of nearly 40,000 people are in danger of being flooded. Melting snow combined with rain has caused floods that have hit several districts in the region. The announcement was made on March 26. About 1,500 private homes, more than 1,000 commercial buildings and more than 50 livestock farms have been damaged or fully destroyed since March 18. Thousands of local residents have evacuated and tens of thousands of head of livestock were killed by the floods. On March 13, at least 41 people died when flood waters burst two dams in southeastern Kazakhstan. Posted:2010-03-28 16:23:14 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu