(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, March 4. The police of
Almaty city has been transferred to enhanced duty after the
earthquake, the Almaty Police Department said, Trend reports.
“The Almaty police have been transferred to an enhanced version
of service. Over two thousand police officers ensure law and order
in Almaty. Patrol police officers, district inspectors, juvenile
police inspectors and operational units have been transferred to an
enhanced version of service. In addition, investigative and
operational teams have been strengthened,” the department
explained.
Meanwhile, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological
Center (EMSC), an earthquake with magnitude 5.3 happened today at
11:22 (GMT +5) near Almaty.
At the same time, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of
Kazakhstan noted that the earthquake's epicenter was 31 kilometers
south of Almaty. The city scored a 5 on the MSC-64 scale for
sensitivity.
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