Natural disasters in kazakhstan

to such
natural disasters as: earthquake, debris flows, avalanches, landslides and

mudslides, river
flooding, drought, sharp drops in air temperature, blizzards and snowstorms, rising water levels
and flooding in the Caspian littoral zone and the shrinking of the Aral Sea, forest and grass fires,
epidemics of highly dangerous infections, and others.
Every year Kazakhstan experiences hundreds of natural disasters, with the number of
victims reaching several thousand people and the number of dead often exceeding 100. Direct
losses from natural disasters exceed US $20 million. That data does not take into account the
possible effects of large-scale catastrophes, which have occurred many times in the history of
Kazakhstan, particularly catastrophic earthquakes

The most frequent disasters

were mostly disasters such as storm, earthquake , snow ,

castles and strong winds and floods . In addition to people affected animals , houses and educational institutions and medetsinskie

an earthquake when the home, at work , in film,

theater , transport and on the street. Explain to your family members that they should do during an earthquake and teach them the rules of first aid . Keep in a convenient location documents, money, flashlight and extra batteries . Keep the house of drinking water and canned goods based on a few days.

Of course it is impossible to anticipate disasters but you can prepare for them

If your area is often affected by floods, learn and remember the boundaries of possible flooding , as well as elevated , rarely flooded places located in close proximity to places of residence, the shortest path of them. Familiarize family members with the rules of behavior at the individual and organized evacuation , as well as in the event of a sudden and rapidly developing flood. Remember the storage of boats, rafts and building materials for their manufacture .