45°17′59″N 78°45′17″E / 45.29972°N 78.75472°E
 Overhead of Kyzylagash after the flood. | |
| Date | March 2010 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | 43+ |
The Kyzyl-Agash Dam failure (Kazakh: Qyzylaǵash oqıǵasy), occurred in a dam located outside the village of Kyzyl-Agash, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. On 11 March 2010, the dam burst, flooding the village. At least 43 people were killed, 211 people were injured, and over 1000 evacuated from the village.[1][2]
Opposition sources report a much higher figure for the death toll. An opposition newspaper Svoboda Slova reports that at least 200 have died, mostly children and old people, but an exact, official count is prohibited by the administration.[3]
- ^ "AFP: Kazakh president wants prosecutions over flooding". AFP hosted by Google. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ Umeed, Ibn e (12 March 2010). "Thousands evacuated after severe floods destroyed two dams in south Kazakhstan | the Statesmen | Media you can Believe in". The Statesmen. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- ^ "Svoboda slova" (Liberty of speech) No. 11 (257), March 18, 2010, "Tragedy in Kyzyl-Agash"