We will restore Arys within month, says Minister of Labor

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Everything will be restored in Arys within a month, announced Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Kazakhstan Berdibek Saparbayev, Kazinform correspondent reports.

"Yes, indeed, it seems fair to say that such a situation is difficult because, in Arys, there are 7,200 residential houses and other facilities. Nearly 85% were damaged. In particular, these are windows, roofs, doors. It is definitely the most terrible picture," Berdibek Saparbayev told a briefing.

"The President instructed to restore all residential buildings within a month. Around 100 houses have been restored. 90% of people have moved back to their homes. (...) We think that within a month everything will be restored in Arys," he added.