Uzbekistan sent 15 trucks of humanitarian aid to the flood-affected regions of Kazakhstan. It was reported that the value of this aid, which includes 100 tons of cargo, is 10 billion soums.
In Kazakhstan, the new law "On mass media" aims to gradually increase the share of information in the Kazakh language. From 2025, TV and radio programs in the Kazakh language should make up at least 55% of the total volume, and from 2027, 60%.
The President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokaev, proposed the idea of attracting local billionaires to help flood-affected areas. He emphasized the need to attach one of the richest people in the country to each region, district and village.
The President of Kazakhstan has signed a law introducing criminal liability for domestic violence. According to him, now those who cause minor damage to health will be held criminally liable. Responsibility for any form of violence against children has been strengthened.
The Astana International Forum scheduled for June 13-14 has been canceled due to the large-scale flooding situation in Kazakhstan. The event will continue its work in 2025. About 6,000 houses and fields are under water in 6 regions of the country.
As a result of the rise in the level of the Ural River at a record level for the entire period, it continues to flood settlements in the Orenburg region of Russia. The dams cannot withstand the water pressure. People are being evacuated en masse. The biggest floods in the last 80 years are observed in the northern regions of Kazakhstan.
President of Kazakhstan Qasim-Jomart Tokaev visited Uzbekistan on April 5. The presidents held an informal meeting in Khiva. During the talks, in addition to comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, they exchanged views on the issues of ensuring stability and security in the Central Asian region.
A Toyota Alhpard collided with a Volvo truck on the Samara-Shymkent road in Kazakhstan. As a result, 8 Uzbeks who were in a car were killed. The President of Uzbekistan issued an order to return their bodies to the homeland on the plane of the Ministry of Defense and conduct funeral ceremonies.
More than 12,700 people, including 5,101 children, were evacuated due to floods in various regions of Kazakhstan. Local and international roads on the Russian-Kazakhstan border were blocked due to floods.
Kazakhstan has signed contracts with US energy companies for the supply of uranium until 2032. According to data, Kazakhstan has 12 percent of the world's uranium reserves and produced about 21,000 tons of uranium in 2022, which accounted for 43 percent of global production that year.