The akim of North Kazakhstan region: "The 2017 flood will not happen again"

The akim of North Kazakhstan region Kumar Aksakalov inspected the flood situation in the region. This year, the development of the flood situation is delayed by 10 to 12 days. Despite the large amount of snow, there is no threat of a repeat of the 2017 situation. To date, the overflow at the Sergeyevsky reservoir has reached 122 cm, but the filling will continue. The water will continue to stay, in 4 to 5 days it will come to Petropavlovsk. There is also a threat from the direction of Akmola region.

“In order to prevent flooding, we took measures in advance. We took out the snow and cleared the streets, raised dams, we keep the situation under constant control. The preparatory measures especially affected Zarechny and Khromzavod microdistricts, as well as all the villages that are located along the Yesil River. The situation will stabilize within 1 week,” — Kumar Aksakalov told reporters.