The second wave of floods is
predicted in the Atyrau region. Today, during a working trip, Kazakh Prime
Minister Olzhas Bektenov assessed the region’s readiness to face the impending
challenges. He inspected the shore reinforcement of the city’s residential
areas, as well as the dredging works on the Zhaiyk River to increase its
capacity. Overall, preventive measures in the Atyrau region are nearing
completion. Protective dams stretching over 480 kilometers have been
constructed. Nevertheless, Bektenov instructed to promptly enhance forces by
redeploying machinery and military personnel from regions where floods are
currently stabilizing. The situation in the West Kazakhstan region remains
difficult due to water discharge from the Iriklinsky Reservoir in Russia, as
well as rising floodwaters in major tributaries of the Zhaiyk River leading to
an increase in its water level. As previously reported, a six-centimeter rise
in water level was recorded in Atyrau city in the past day due to water inflow
from western Kazakhstan. The total rise since the beginning of the floods
amounts to 227 centimeters.
“Preventive shore protection
works with a combined length of 520 kilometers continue in the Atyrau region. As
of now, approximately 482 kilometers, or 92 percent, of these works have been
completed. Overall, 16,000 people are involved in these efforts. Dredging works
are also underway at the mouth of the Ural-Caspian Canal, specifically focusing
on the area where the Zhaiyk River converges with the Caspian Sea. This will
have a positive effect on the rapid drainage of water from the Ural River into
the Caspian Sea,” said Ruslan Zhumagaziyev, spokesperson for the emergency
response headquarters of the Atyrau region.
