Kazakhstan evacuates 16,000 amid heavy floods

Almaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) April 2, 2024

Kazakhstan said on Tuesday it had evacuated some 16,000 people after the worst flooding to hit the Central Asian country in three decades. Waters are set to rise further as snow melts across the vast Kazakh steppe, the country's meteorological agency has warned. "Rescue operations are continuing and around 16,000 people, including 6,000 children, have already been evacuated," Kazakhstan'