33 killed in Kazakhstan flood
March 15th, 2010 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Astana, March 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Rescuers have found 33 bodies in southern Kazakhstan, where heavy rains swept away two dams last week, causing massive flooding, authorities said.
Heavy precipitation and melting snows caused a dam to give way at Zhylbulak village, with a population of 820 people. Another dam breached in Kyzyl-Agash village, the local emergencies ministry said.
“Saturday, bodies of 33 people, including 10 men, 16 women and seven children, were discovered,” the ministry said in a statement Sunday.
It said 44 people, including 16 children, were admitted to hospital.
A road connecting the capital, Astana, with the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk was closed due to floods, Kazakhstan’s transport ministry said.
–IANS/RIA Novosti
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