“On the territory of Pavlodar region, smog has covered Pavlodar, Ekibastuz, Aksu, in Bayanaul, Aktogay and Zhelezinsky districts, as well as in two border regions - North Kazakhstan and Akmola. Forest-steppe fires, emergency emissions at industrial facilities have not been recorded. According to Kazhydromet, the wind is north-west, ”said the department of emergency situations.
The department connects the smog with the forest fire in the Tyumen region of Russia where the fire covered an area of 48 thousand hectares.
The emergency service has already received dozens of calls from residents of the region, who complain about smog and chemical smell.
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