In the village of Kasym Kaysenova, Ulansky district, East Kazakhstan region, a police officer pulled two workers out of a sewer manhole after they lost consciousness while cleaning pipes. This was reported by the regional police department, according to infohub.kz.
The incident occurred on August 20 at about 2:30 p.m. near house No. 11. Two employees of the utility company "Molodezhny", born in 1985, were cleaning sewer pipes.
During the work, one of the men descended into the manhole and lost consciousness. The second worker tried to help his colleague but also fainted after descending.
The incident was noticed by a forensic expert of the Ulansky district, Aset Nagashbayev. Hearing cries near the manhole, he reported the incident to the local police inspector.
Nurdaulet Tetepov arrived at the scene. The officer secured a rope and descended into the manhole, then helped the first worker to the surface, followed by the second.
Both men were handed over to the arriving ambulance crew. The police did not provide information about their condition.
Earlier, "Kursiv" reported that Kazakhstan plans to implement 45 sewerage treatment projects worth over 800 billion tenge. The average wear and tear of such facilities exceeds 65%, and most were built more than 50 years ago. As part of the modernization, about 1,900 km of water supply and sewerage networks are also planned to be reconstructed.