Residents of Uralsk Natalya Bukhtina and Irina Kotovich stated that their homes were flooded on 16 April 2024 as a result of the flood, but they have still not received new housing.
According to Informburo.kz, Natalya Bukhtina said she lives with her three children in rented accommodation, paid for from her own funds. Irina Kotovich and her two minor children are still living in a house declared unsafe, where mould and fungus have appeared.
Both women reported that their homes had undergone technical inspection, were deemed unfit for habitation, and were subject to demolition. Nevertheless, they claim the akimat refused to provide housing.
For their part, representatives of the akimat stated that in Irina Kotovich's case, the reason for the refusal is related to the registration of her house after the introduction of the state of emergency — that is, on 18 April 2024.
At the same time, the akimat clarified that Kotovich received a one-off financial payment of 100 MCI (369,200 tenge) and compensation for damaged property amounting to 553,800 tenge.
In the case of Natalya Bukhtina, the akimat noted that her dacha was classified as a summer house, not intended for year-round habitation. Furthermore, according to local authorities, Bukhtina owns a 50% share in another property.
She also received financial assistance — 100 MCI (369,200 tenge) and 299,503 tenge as compensation for damaged property.
For context, in July last year, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov held a meeting on the restoration of housing and infrastructure after the floods, where he noted that some regions were 15-25 days behind schedule. Later, he visited the west of the country to check the progress of house construction for flood victims.
Meanwhile, it was reported that the government of Kazakhstan had additionally allocated 22.7 billion tenge from the emergency reserve to eliminate the consequences of the floods and restore destroyed infrastructure facilities.
It was noted that the funds would be directed to akimats for the restoration and construction of roads, bridges, and culverts in the Akmola, Aktobe, Kostanay and North Kazakhstan regions.
Also, the government reported that after the floods, 12 billion tenge was allocated from the reserve to compensate businesses for property losses.
In addition, Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev presented a table listing entrepreneurs and the amounts of financial aid provided to regions affected by the floods.