Minister of Emergencies reported on 2008 results

ASTANA. January 20. KAZINFORM /Bauyrzhan Mukanov/ Today at the sitting of the board Minister of Emergencies Vladimir Bozhko has summed up results of the Ministry?s work in 2008, Kazinform correspondent reports.

?In comparison with 2007 the number of natural emergencies has increased by 16.6%. The number of victims has risen 4.5 times and the number of dead ? by 6.3%. 94.9% out of 459 dead people are those who drowned in lakes and rivers?, V. Bozhko said. ?For violation of rules and norms of technical safety 2058 heads of ventures and enterprises were fined to the amount of KZT 44.7 mln. But we should admit that serious accidents continue to take place at mines and ventures. 62 people have died and 40 have got heavy injures at industrial enterprises over this period?, the Minister noted. 1146 people suffered from fire, 501 (including 42 children) of them died. In 2008 Kazakhstan rendered humanitarian aid to nine countries. The total sum of it hit USD 9.8 mln.