Karaganda state industrial university is actively involved in placing evacuated people from the Almaty – Yekaterinburg highway in dormitories.

During the night of January 27-28, 2020, with zero visibility and a squall wind, 187 people were rescued from the snowdrift, 40 of them children, by the forces of the Department of emergency situations and the military unit 52859 of the national guard “Ortalyk” on the section of the route 1047-1073 km of the highway near the city of Temirtau. In total, there were more than 20 trucks, 40 cars and 1 bus in the drifts.

People were placed in a dormitory of the Karaganda state industrial university in Temirtau, where they were able to warm up, drink hot tea, spend the night and wait out a severe snowstorm. No one needed medical help.

It should be noted that our university is not the first time to come to the aid of people who found themselves in an emergency situation due to a natural disaster.

Earlier, university volunteers took part in the Republican campaign “Bizbirgemiz”, during which they cleared snow-covered areas of bus stops, educational buildings and dormitories. In addition, volunteers are actively carrying out actions to help students of the center for the adaptation of minors. House of Mercy. The KSIU volunteers set an example for everyone, not in words, but in deeds. It is safe to say that THE year of the KSIU volunteer was opened with good deeds!

The press service of KSIU