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Nearly 10,000 residents across various regions of Kazakhstan were compelled to evacuate to temporary shelters in the wake of spring floods, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. Amidst this emergency, the Kazakh leader, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev firmly criticized local officials for failing to adequately prepare for the seasonal flooding.
The ministry mobilized a significant response force, with more than 6,000 personnel, approximately 2,000 pieces of equipment, and 12 aircraft deployed to aid in the rescue operations across the impacted areas.
As per the latest updates from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, extensive flooding in various localities within the Aktobe, Kostanay, West Kazakhstan, Abay, Ulytau, and Akmola regions led to the declaration of local emergencies, triggering extensive rescue and relief measures to address the immediate needs of the affected population.
A tropical cyclone that swept across the island of Madagascar this week killed at least 18 people and displaced thousands more, the country's disaster management office said on Friday.
Tropical cyclone Gamane, which crossed the northeast of Madagascar on Wednesday and Thursday, displaced more than 20,000 people, the National Bureau of Risk and Disaster Management (BNGRC) said in a report.
Three others were injured and four were still missing, it added.
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