Forest fires have affected an area up to 60,000 hectares in Kazakhstan’s Abai region and remain ongoing in some areas, resulting in at least 14 deaths, according to country’s EMERCOM. Russian President Putin has expressed condolences to his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev regarding the tragedy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: https://t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com