Incidents

27.01.2023 21:31

Kazakh MFA condemns attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Iran

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – The Kazakh Foreign Ministry condemns today’s armed attack on the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran, killing one and injuring the diplomatic mission officials, Kazinform cites the press service of the Kazakh MFA.

19.01.2023 20:41

At least 1 dead, 60 injured in Iraq football stadium stampede

BASRA. KAZINFORM-At least one person has been killed and 60 others injured in a stampede at a stadium in Basra, southern Iraq, on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.

19.01.2023 12:30

Body of deceased Kazakh student to be repatriated from Italy - MFA

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The Kazakh Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of a Kazakhstani national in a road traffic accident in Italy, Kazinform reports.

18.01.2023 16:24

Japan court upholds acquittal of 3 in Fukushima nuclear disaster case

ISTANBUL. KAZINFORM - Tokyo’s top court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of three executives of a power company in a case related to the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan, Anadolu Agency reports.

18.01.2023 13:29

Supermarket fire prompts evacuation of hundreds of people in Petropavlovsk

PETROPAVLOVSK. KAZINFORM – Some 250 people were evacuated as a result of the fire that started at a supermarket in Petropavlovsk today, Kazinform correspondent reports.

17.01.2023 21:20

Kazakhstan records 2 quakes in one day

ALMATY. KAZINFORM – Kazakhstan has recorded two earthquakes over the day, Kazinform reports.

16.01.2023 18:52

Tokayev offers condolences to Nepali President over plane crash

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter of condolences to Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, saying that it is with deep sorrow that he received the news of numerous casualties after a passenger plane went down near the city of Pokhara, Nepal, Kazinform cites Akorda.

16.01.2023 14:14

Black box of Nepal's crashed plane found, search for 4 missing resumes

KATHMANDU. KAZINFORM The black box of a crashed Nepali passenger plane was found on Monday, an official said.

11.01.2023 14:58

Police identify victims of residential building fire in Karaganda

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM Police identified the bodies of three victims of the explosion and fire which occurred in the 16-storey residential building last night in Karaganda. They are a retired police colonel, his wife and his elder brother. The 43-year-old man, who survived balcony fall after the explosion, was the colonel's son, Kazinform correspondent reports.

11.01.2023 10:15

Condition of man who fell from 8th-floor balcony in Karaganda moderately severe, doctors say

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM The condition of the man, who fell from the 8th floor balcony of a burning 16-storey apartment block in Karaganda, is estimated as moderately severe, doctors say, Kazinform reports.

11.01.2023 08:25

3 killed, 1 injured after explosion in 16-storey apartment block in Karaganda

KARAGANDA. KAZINFORM Three people died as a result of explosion in a 16-storey apartment block in Karaganda on Tuesday, Kazinform reports.

10.01.2023 11:48

27 people freed from snow traps in Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstani rescuers saved 27 people trapped in snow prison across the country, Kazinform reports citing the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergencies.

09.01.2023 13:24

9 injured in 9-car pile-up on Astana-Petropavlovsk highway

ASTANA. KAZINFORM 9 cars smashed up on January 8 on the Astana-Petropavlovsk highway due to bad weather conditions, Polisia.kz telegram channel reads.

05.01.2023 21:42

Road accident kills 18 in NE Nigeria

LAGOS. KAZINFORM - Eighteen people were killed Wednesday following a head-on collision between a bus and a trailer on a busy road in Nigeria's northeastern state of Bauchi, a local official said Thursday, Xinhua reports.

04.01.2023 20:41

Some people missing as snow storms hit Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM The rescuers search for men went missing as snow storms hit Atyrau, Karaganda, and Ulytau regions. The helicopters cannot join search operations due to bad weather conditions, Kazinform reports referring to the Emergency Situations Ministry’s press service.

04.01.2023 19:37

116 injured, 9 died in car crashes over first 3 days of New Year

ASTANA. KAZINFORM 116 people were injured, and 9 died in car crashes occurred in Kazakhstan over the first three days of the New Year, the Kazakh Healthcare Ministry’s press service reports.

04.01.2023 08:23

Bad weather shuts down roads across Kazakhstan

ASTANA. KAZINFORM Bad weather conditions (blizzard, poor visibility and ice-slick) led to closure of 109 road sections across the country, Kazinform learned from the emergencies ministry.

04.01.2023 07:18

480 people rescued from snow trap in Kazakhstan in 24h

ASTANA. KAZINFORM 233 vehicles and 480 people have been rescued from snow prison across Kazakhstan in 24 hours, Kazinform reports.

30.12.2022 08:22

At least 5 killed, 37 injured in expressway tunnel fire in S Korea

GWACHEON. KAZINFORM At least five people were killed and 37 others injured, three of them seriously, Thursday in a noise-barrier tunnel fire along an expressway in Gwacheon, just south of Seoul, fire authorities said.

29.12.2022 15:46

School bus driver dies in road accident in Aktobe rgn, no children onboard

AKTOBE. KAZINFORM – A school bus driver, 62, died as a result of a road accident in Aktobe region, Kazinform cites Polisia.kz.