​500 people evacuated from private sector in Atyrau

By Zulfiya Bainekeeva

As of May 13 the number of evacuated people in Atyrau reached 500 people, informs the Department of emergency situations of Atyrau Oblast. Those are the people mainly residing in private sector houses.

Information circulated yesterday in social networks about flood in Dmaba village has been disproved by the deputy head of emergency situations department Marat Kurmanov.

- That was provocation, we didn't receive such information.

- Please name the most affected districts of the city by rain.

- Mainly the private sector houses in Geolog village, houses near the cattle market, an old market, the First sector …

- How many houses and yards have been waterlogged?

- According to our data 42 houses have been filled with rain water and 252 yards were flooded.

- This is data for Atyrau, and what about the regional districts?

- In the regional districts the situation is normal, it was the city that suffered most.

- Do you have latest information about weather forecast for the next few days?

- Weather forecasters predict thunder-storms and rains until the end of the week.