Bodies of 4 victims of Almaty mud slide found

Rescuers retrieved bodies of all four victims of the mud slide which occurred in Almaty last night, Kazinform News Agency reports citing the municipal emergencies department.

According to official statement, the rescuers found the bodies of a man, born 1984, a woman, born 1984, and two boys, born 2007. The psychologists of the emergency ministry are working with the relatives and neighbors of the victims.

The mud slide occurred in Tau-Samal residential area of Medeu district on the night of February 8. According to preliminary information, two private houses with two adults and two children inside were damaged.

A special group was set up to investigate into the incident and liquidate the consequences of the mud slide.

According to Kazselezaschita, a water pipe burst caused soil waterlogging, due which the mud avalanche with an approximate volume of 3,100 cubic meters fell on two houses in Tau-Samal residential area of Medeu district. One of the houses with household buildings was fully destroyed. The second house was damaged partially.