Earthquake shakes Kazakhstan's biggest city


FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 8, 2023. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

ALMATY (Reuters) - An earthquake jolted Kazakhstan's biggest city of Almaty on Monday, sending dozens of people scurrying to safety outdoors as sirens went off.

The quake of magnitude estimated at about 5 in Almaty by Kazakhstan's emergencies ministry, was also felt in Bishkek, the capital of neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.

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