The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources announced the extinguishment of forest fires in the Akmola, Aktobe, and East Kazakhstan regions. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to the ministry, on July 19, 2026, one forest fire was registered on the territory of the state forest fund of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forest fire registered in the state institution "Karabutak" in the Aktobe region has been completely extinguished.
Furthermore, thanks to firefighting efforts, two forest fires registered on July 15, 2026, in the Ereymentau district of the Akmola region have been completely extinguished. Also, a forest fire registered on July 18, 2026, in the East Kazakhstan region has been completely extinguished.
The Ministry of Ecology emphasized that due to rising air temperatures, the risk of forest fires remains high in the country. In this regard, ecologists urged citizens to strictly observe fire safety rules when in forests and nature.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that the Ministry of Emergency Situations officially stated that a large forest fire that had been raging in the Abai region since July 16 had been contained.