AKIPRESS.COM - 19 incidents were reported to the Department of Emergency Situations in Astana due to the strong winds. In particular, a tower crane fell, roofs and balconies were torn off, cars were damaged, representative of the Department of Emergency Situations of Astana Orazkhan Bekbolat said on Thursday.

"One natural emergency was registered as a result of gusty winds since the second half of the day on November 6," Bekbolat said.

According to him, a tower crane fell, roofs and balconies were torn off, cars were damaged by fragments of building cladding, and trees fell.

Strong winds, ice, snowstorms occurred in Astana on November 6-7.