Incidents

Five earthquakes occured at the Pacific coast of Russia yesterday, the agency reports citing the information portal Vesti.Ru.

Kashagan deposit requires state monitoring in real time mode, the chairman of Atyrau Ecological Public Association Globus, Galina Chernova, informed the agency.

Kuzembaev mine of ArcelorMittal Temirtau JSC in the Karaganda area resumed its works, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of Kazakhstan.

ArselorMittal Temirtau JSC is working on isolation of lava in Kuzembaev mine that will allow resuming mining works in the near future. The head of the department of state control in coal industry of the Emergency Department of the Karaganda area, Stanislav Sytnik, informed at a briefing.

Astana. May 17. Kazakhstan Today - 162 miners were evacuated from Kuzembaev mine in ArselorMittal Temirtau JSC in the Karaganda area in connection with the increase in concentration of carbon dioxide. Mining works were suspended, the agency reports citing the press service of the Ministry of Emergency of Kazakhstan.

The extraordinary session of the government of Tajikistan devoted to liquidation of the natural disaster consequences in the Hatlon and Sogdiy areas took place the day before in Dushanbe under the chairmanship of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, the agency reports citing the Tajik news agency Avesta.

The territory of Kyrgyzstan was hit by К=11.8 earthquake on May 12, 2010 at 04.58, the agency reports citing the Emergency Ministry of Kazakhstan.

The oil spot from the ruptured oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has reached the Chandeleur islands (the State of Louisiana, the USA), the agency reports citing Vesti.Ru.

A series of earthquakes hit the Bering Sea, the agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).

The new volcanic ash clousd is moving from Iceland towards Europe from the erupting volcano. The Irish airports may be closed on Tuesday, the agency reports citing ITAR-TASS.