During the second day of their working trip to the Atirau region, Minister of Emergency Situations Chingis Arinov, Deputy Akim of the region Kairat Nurtayev, and the head of the Department of Emergency Situations Nurlan Zhanabayev visited the city of Kulsary.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the minister inspected the building of the emergency situations department and the fire department of the Zhiloy district and familiarized himself with the material and technical base.
"Then, aboard a helicopter of the Kazaviaspas airline, an aerial inspection of the Zhem River and the territory of the Akzhayyk State Nature Reserve was conducted. During the event, possible flooding threats and measures to prevent fires in reed vegetation, as well as methods of systematic firefighting, were discussed," the statement said.
On March 16, meteorologists from Kazhydromet warned of possible floods in six regions of the country.
