Almaty residents receive “emergency alert”

Tengrinews.kz – On July 24 at 10:00 AM, sirens sounded in Almaty. A Tengrinews.kz correspondent found out the reason.

Almaty residents received a notification on their smartphones about an earthquake drill, accompanied by a loud alert sound.

Earlier, the Department of Emergency Situations of Almaty announced that, as part of the national “Zher-2025” exercise, the city’s emergency alert system would be tested. Residents were asked to remain calm and evacuate to safe locations. A safe location is considered to be an open area situated away from power lines, trees, and buildings.

The “Zher-2025” exercise is being held from July 23 to 24 in seismically hazardous regions of the country — including the cities of Almaty and Shymkent, as well as the Abai, Zhetysu, Almaty, East Kazakhstan, Zhambyl, Kyzylorda, and Turkestan regions. Residents in these areas also heard sirens.