Landslide – is a downward drift of loose rock under the influence of gravity, especially when lose material is saturated with water. It is one of the forms of a disaster.
Emergence of landslides
Landslides are triggered on a section of a slope or incline due to the disruption of rocks...
An avalanche is a snow mass that has slipped from a mountain slope and is moving under the force of gravity. It drags along more and more masses of snow on its way.
During an avalanche-hazardous period, it is necessary to know the following:
- Before traveling, obtain information about the...
Rain storms are the cause of the most common disaster type – floods – and therefore incur the main economic damages.
Moreover, this is the reason for decreased crop yield on fields and a stimulatory factor of all slope processes (landslides, mudslides, landfalls, soil liquefaction). Rain storms have two regional...
A mud stream (mudflow) is a rapid stream flow from a mixture of water and rock debris that appear suddenly in basins of small mountainous rivers. Translated from Arabic, the word ‘sel’ means ‘torrential flow’. Imagine a furiously churning wave the height of a five-story house that rushes along...
An earthquake is one of the scariest and devastating natural occurrences. They happen in the so-called seismoactive regions of the Earth. One of such regions is the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
The force (intensity) of earthquakes is measured in magnitude according to a 12 point magnitude scale. Depending on...
High water is a significant flooding of an area as a result of an increase in the water level in a river, lake during the period of snow melting, rainstorms, wind seiches, in case of blockages, ice jams and so on.
Risk factors of floods and high waters: destruction of...
Fires are flames that have gone out of a human being’s control. Fire starts when the temperature of a material’s ignition turns out to be lower than the temperature of the heat source. Among the most common causes of fire, the following can be noted: carelessness of people, defects...
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The operational information on a situation in the republic for 8 a.m 31.05.2018
Operational information for a day as of 8 a.m 31.05.2018
Emergency services of the MES KR
According to the Fire Fighting Service of the MES KR...
Three people killed and 6 injured in traffic accident
On May 30, at 8:43pm a car accident occurred in Sary-Bulak village, Kochkor district of Naryn region.
Audi 100 and Honda Fit cars had collided...
Weather forecast for today
On May 31 in the Republic no precipitation is expected. West wind speed is 4-9 m/s.
Press service of the MES KR.