Tajikistan ready to provide assistance to Kazakhstan for flood relief efforts

Tajikistan ready to provide assistance to Kazakhstan for flood relief efforts

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, April 8. Tajikistan is ready to provide assistance to Kazakhstan in addressing the aftermath of flooding, TurkicWorld reports.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, the statement was made during a phone call between Tajikistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sirojiddin Muhriddin, and Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Murat Nurtleu.

To note, since the onset of the flooding in Kazakhstan, 75,982 individuals have been rescued, including 18,681 children. Presently, there are 7,203 people accommodated in temporary shelters, with 2,794 children among them.

Currently, 3,745 private residences and 421 yards across seven regions (Atyrau, Aktobe, Akmola, Kostanay, East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan, and Pavlodar) are still flooded.

The rescue operations involve 16,375 people, over 1,600 units of equipment, 377 water pumping devices, 81 watercraft, and 15 aircraft.