Thousands without fresh water after Kazakhstan floods
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Thousands without fresh water after Kazakhstan floods
Thousands without fresh water after Kazakhstan floods
Thousands of people have been left without fresh water in Kazakhstan after a major flood disrupted water supplies in the south-west of the central Asian state, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Spring flooding is a recurring problem across central Asia but an abrupt rise in temperatures following weeks of severe cold has exacerbated the problem this year.
The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry said in a statement that 10,000 people in the city of Uralsk near Kazakhstan's border with Russia had their water supplies cut off after a flood devastated a local sewage disposal system over the weekend.
Last month more than 12,000 people had to flee their homes in southern Kazakhstan after rain swollen rivers swept away their houses, killing at least one person.
Kazakhstan, a former Soviet country the size of Western Europe, is central Asia's biggest economy and home to some of the world's biggest oil and metals reserves.
Bron: ABC
Thousands of people have been left without fresh water in Kazakhstan after a major flood disrupted water supplies in the south-west of the central Asian state, the Emergencies Ministry said.
Spring flooding is a recurring problem across central Asia but an abrupt rise in temperatures following weeks of severe cold has exacerbated the problem this year.
The Kazakh Emergencies Ministry said in a statement that 10,000 people in the city of Uralsk near Kazakhstan's border with Russia had their water supplies cut off after a flood devastated a local sewage disposal system over the weekend.
Last month more than 12,000 people had to flee their homes in southern Kazakhstan after rain swollen rivers swept away their houses, killing at least one person.
Kazakhstan, a former Soviet country the size of Western Europe, is central Asia's biggest economy and home to some of the world's biggest oil and metals reserves.
Bron: ABC
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