Floods in Kazakhstan
Floods in Kazakhstan occur due to seasonal snowmelt, heavy rainfall, and river overflows.[1][2][3][4] A total of 12 floods have been documented in the country, including the most recent in 2024.[5] In the spring of that year, rainfall and snowmelt led to widespread flooding, and a state of emergency was declared in ten of Kazakhstan’s 17 regions on 6 April.[6][7] An estimated 120,000 individuals were displaced,[8][9] compared to an annual average of approximately 6,500 over the previous decade.[10][11] The Ural River, which flows from Orenburg through northwest Kazakhstan into the Caspian Sea, along with the Ishim and Tobol rivers, reached elevated levels during the event.[12][13][14] A major flood also occurred in 2010, when a dam failure caused by snowmelt and rainfall resulted in extensive damage.[15] Economic losses from the 2024 floods were estimated at over 200 billion tenge (approximately USD 440 million).[16][17]
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