
10 and then 30 units of special equipment were sent immediately from Shymkent to Makhtaaral raion for emergency rescue operations after it became known about the dam failure in Uzbekistan and the flooding of Kazakhstan's territories. According to the Deputy mayor of Shymkent Almasbek MAMYTBEKOV, the assistance will be not stopped.
12 personnel of the emergency Department of Shymkent city, four units of equipment of fire extinguishing and rescue works of emergency Department of Shymkent city left to the flooded villages. A command and staff vehicle of fire extinguishing and rescue service is also involved at site of an occurrence.
And yesterday, on May 5, the Emergency Department provided 21 more specialists, four units of equipment and six units of equipment for emergency rescue operations. In total, two echelons with 40 specialists of the Department, eight of equipment, a quadcopter and four boats are working on the site.