Qysyl Agash Dam
| Qysyl-Agash reservoir | ||
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| Geographical location | Aqsu County, Almaty Region , Kazakhstan | |
| Drain | → Aqsu → Lake Balkhash | |
| Location close to the shore | Qysyl-Agash | |
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| Coordinates | 45 ° 17 '29 " N , 78 ° 45' 51" E | |
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The Qysyl-Agash Dam was a dam outside the village of Qysyl-Agash in Kazakhstan .
On March 11, 2010, the dam broke and devastated the village. At first it was spoken of 34 to 35 dead (including 10 men, 16 women and seven children), in other sources it was said that at least 40 people were killed. Another 300 people were injured, some seriously, and over 1500 people had to leave the area. Hundreds of houses were demolished and 44 people, including 16 children, were hospitalized.
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The dam , which dammed an artificial lake , broke after torrential rains that lasted for several days. Melting snow , caused by a rapid rise in temperature, then caused the dam to collapse completely. The unexpected rupture of the dam generated tidal waves up to 2 meters high. A motorway bridge connecting the megacity of Almaty with Öskemen near the Russian border was completely destroyed.
More than 600 helpers were used to clear the rubble and to set up makeshift camps. Security forces were on alert to take action against possible looting. A field hospital was set up so that the large number of injured could be treated. Furthermore, soldiers of the Kazakh army were used. The Kazakh Prime Minister , Kärim Mässimow , traveled personally to the crisis area to get an idea of the situation there.
During the rescue operations, however, there was another accident when a rescue helicopter with rescue workers on board was on its way to the destroyed village of Qysyl-Agash and crashed for an as yet unexplained cause. All six crew members and the two pilots were killed.
The Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced that he would send a team of experts to the area to investigate the accident. He also said that future dam construction would be more closely monitored by the government and violating legal requirements would result in severe penalties. The dam was privately owned.
The government announced that it would make around 600 million tenge (approx. € 3 million) available for reconstruction and to provide aid to those affected.
On the following day another dam broke in the neighboring district of Qaratal near Schylbulak due to the same cause. However, all 820 residents were saved in time.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kazakh president wants prosecutions over flooding , AFP hosted by Google . Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ a b Ibn e Umeed: Thousands evacuated after severe floods destroyed two dams in south Kazakhstan , The Statesmen. March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 12, 2012. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Kazakhstan Detains Officials After Deadly Flood , Radio Free Europe, Radio Liberty. March 15, 2010.
- ↑ Kazakhstan flooding death toll rises to 30 as recovery efforts pick up pace , Today Online. March 13, 2010. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved on March 15, 2010.
- ^ Death toll from southern Kazakhstan floods rises to 35 , People's Daily Online. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ Floods kill at least 28 in south Kazakhstan , The Financial. March 13, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ↑ Dam burst destroys Kazakh village , Al Jazeera. March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ 28 killed in Kazakhstan chopper crash, flood , Sify.com. March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ^ RIA Novosti: Death toll from southern Kazakhstan flood rises to 37 , Focus Information Agency. March 16, 2010. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ↑ Adil Nurmakov: Kazakhstan: Flood Kills 47, Leaves Hundreds Homeless , Global Voices. March 15, 2010.