Due to the deteriorating weather conditions, blizzard, ice, strong winds and zero visibility, the Ministry of Emergency Situations rescued and evacuated 120 people, including 20 children, and also removed 10 cars from the snowdrift.
Storm warnings about deteriorating weather conditions and notifications about road closures were delivered to the population via SMS messages, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Internet resources of territorial departments and social networks. Rescuers and police officers participated in emergency and search and rescue operations.
It is worth noting the rescue operations:
Rescuers evacuated 106 people in the Abay region.
At night, 3 buses with passengers were stopped at a checkpoint in Ayagoz city due to the restriction of traffic on the national highway between Ayagoz city and Kalbatau village. Rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, together with police officers, placed 92 people from passenger buses, including 20 children, in nearby warming points. On the other side of this closed section of the road, passengers of a small bus found themselves in a difficult situation, and 14 people were placed in a warming point.
3 cars were pulled out of a snowdrift in Kostanay region.
A passenger car with 3 people stuck in a snowdrift on a local highway near Lake Koibagar in Karasu district. A similar situation occurred on the Zhezkazgan-Petropavl national highway, located 35 km from the city of Arkalyk. Here, a car was pulled out of a snowdrift, including two people. Rescuers also needed help in Kostanay. On the bypass road connecting the Druzhba residential area and the airport microdistrict, the driver of the passenger car lost control of the car and fell into a ditch. Rescuers arrived at the scene of the incident with high-capacity equipment and towed the vehicles to a cleared section of the road, and people continued their journey.
2 people were rescued in Karaganda region.
A passenger car got stuck in a snowdrift 5 km from the village of Topar in Abay district. Emergency rescuers pulled the passenger car out of the snowdrift and escorted it to a nearby settlement.
2 people were rescued in Aktobe region
Two men went out in a passenger car to look for livestock 30 km from the village of Zhyltyr in Shalkar district and got stuck in a snowdrift. After trying to get the vehicle out of the snowdrift on their own for a long time, the farmers abandoned the vehicle and continued on foot. Realizing that it would be difficult to reach their destination in the harsh winter conditions after dark, they decided to ask for help from rescuers. Having mobile communication with the victims, rescuers found them off the highway and brought them to a nearby settlement.
A lost person was rescued in the Ulytau region.
According to preliminary information, a 32-year-old man left the Taipakshy winter camp at night to the Karsakpay village on foot and did not return. His worried colleagues reported his disappearance to the emergency services. A rescue team went on a search and, in adverse weather conditions, found the missing farm worker 2-3 km from the winter camp. Rescuers evacuated the frozen man to the settlement and handed him over to doctors for a medical examination. Thanks to the prompt action of the Emergency Situations Ministry employees, a tragic situation was averted.
A lost fisherman was rescued in the Zhetysu region.
Rescuers searched for a lost fisherman 6 km from the Akshi village of the Alakol district. He got lost in his car and after fishing, when it got dark, he could not find the road. Thanks to the prompt actions of rescuers, the man was found on the left bank of Lake Alakol and safely brought to the village.
The emergency services conducted patrols on difficult snowy sections of the roads with high-mobility equipment for people and vehicles stuck in traffic jams. Rescuers continue to work around the clock, providing assistance to the population and ensuring safety on the roads.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan calls on citizens to take precautions, follow storm warnings and avoid long trips in adverse weather conditions. Villagers are advised to refrain from long walks in case of worsening weather conditions.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/emer/press/news/details/927471