Lahore, April 2 -- The national headquarters, led by Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, was established on behalf of the President during an urgent meeting on March 30 due to the emergency situation caused by flooding in the country's regions.
According to the latest update from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 13,659 citizens have been evacuated from the emergency zones, including 5,250 children.
"Since the beginning of the flood season, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and local government bodies have pumped out over 4.6 million cubic meters of meltwater, laid more than 370,000 sandbags, and used 728,000 tons of inert material," reads the ministry's April 1 statement.
The government is carrying out restoration work on 40 w...