The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources reported that on October 30, three forest fires were recorded on the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the ministry's statement, the fire outbreaks were detected in the North Kazakhstan region, in the Alakol State Nature Reserve and in the Burabay State National Nature Park.
"During ground patrolling, employees of the state forest guard discovered several fire outbreaks. The necessary specialists and special equipment were involved in their elimination," the ministry's statement says.
According to the Ministry of Ecology, firefighting efforts are currently ongoing in the Alakol State Nature Reserve. In the North Kazakhstan region and the Burabay State National Nature Park, all fire outbreaks have been completely eliminated.
Earlier, Kursiv wrote that Kazakhstan would spend 300 million tenge on forest restoration.