Serik Shapkenov got acquainted with flood situation in Makhambet and Inder districts

The akim of the Atyrau region got acquainted with the flood situation in the Makhambet and Inder districts, and also inspected the progress of bank protection works, the Press Service of the akim of the region reports.

As of 12:00 on May 10, the level of the Zhaiyk River in the village of Makhambet is 927 cm, which exceeds the critical level by 77 cm. The total length of the dams is 65.5 km, the average height is 3 meters, work has also been carried out to additionally raise and strengthening 1.5 km of dams.

The head of the region got acquainted with the situation in the village of Taldykol, where he instructed to carry out additional work to protect the coast from erosion and continue work to further strengthen the dams; similar actions were ordered to be carried out in the village of Saraishyk.

The akim of the region also checked the progress of work carried out in the Inder district. The level of the Zhaiyk River in the village of Inder is 1,016 cm, which exceeds the critical level by 170 cm. In connection with this situation, the akim of the region ordered to intensify work to strengthen the dam in the village of Inder itself. Today, 15 units of equipment are involved in these works; the total length of the dam is 2,600 meters.

Also, additional work to strengthen and raise dams is being carried out in the village of Eltay, Inder district, involving four units of equipment, 70 military personnel and volunteers.

In total, 522 km of bank protection dams were erected in the Atyrau region, and more than 5 million units of sack containers were laid. According to Kazhydromet, as of 12.00 on May 10, the level of the Zhaiyk River in the village of Inderbor is 1,016 cm, an increase of +4 cm in 4 hours, in the village of Makhambet the level is 927 cm, an increase of 3 cm, in the city of Atyrau 530 cm, an increase of 2 cm. In the village of Taipak, West Kazakhstan region, the river level has dropped by -1 cm over the last 4 hours. In the Atyrau region, a 24-hour watch is being maintained along dangerous sections of the Zhaiyk River.