Steppe fire in Kazakhstan: akim comments on reports of mass livestock deaths
As of 11:00 AM on October 8, Adilzhan Argynov reported that 562 people and 81 units of equipment are involved in combating the steppe fire in the Karaganda region. The fire has spread over an area of 35,000 hectares but is not near populated areas.
"Rescuers are supplied with food, water, and fuel for their equipment is fully available. Stores in the area have the necessary products. There is no information about livestock deaths, and we are in contact with farmers. I urge everyone not to spread false information," said the akim to the residents of the region.
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Rescuers are working around the clock, and all measures are being taken to extinguish the fire, the district akim added.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations at 2:19 PM, the natural fire in the Karaganda region has been localized, and the area is being assessed.
It should be noted that earlier a video circulated on social media. The authors of the post stated that livestock belonging to local farmers was left in the smoke and fire in the steppe of the Karakol district.
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On October 8, the Prosecutor's Office of the Karaganda region issued a statement, noting that there has been an increase in the spread of false information regarding the fire in the Karakol district in the media and various social networks.
"Unchecked reports create false public opinion and negatively affect public order. The dissemination of deliberately false information is a criminal offense under Article 274 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan," the statement from the Prosecutor's Office of the Karaganda region said.
The regional Prosecutor's Office urges citizens to trust only official sources of information.
Recall: on October 6, a fire broke out in dry grass near the village of Koyandy in the Karkaraly district of the Karaganda region. A steppe fire reached the territory of a local farm in the Pavlodar region, covering an area of about 6,000 hectares. After that, the Department of Healthcare of Karaganda region provided an update on the condition of the rescuers injured while extinguishing of the steppe fire.