The Kyzyl-Agash Dam failure (Kazakh: Qyzylaǵash oqıǵasy), occurred in a dam located outside the village of Kyzyl-Agash, Jetisu Region, Kazakhstan. On 11 March 2010, the dam burst, flooding the village. At least 43 people were killed, 211 people were injured, and over 1000 evacuated from the village.
Opposition sources report a much higher figure for the death toll. An opposition newspaper Svoboda Slova reports that at least 200 have died, mostly children and old people, but an exact, official count is prohibited by the administration.
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