Chinese citizens who have just left Kazakhstan: they have escaped the riots and have not yet contacted their in-laws

Since January 1, factors such as rising LNG prices have led to a series of large-scale protests in parts of Kazakhstan. On January 5, local time, Internet communications throughout Kazakhstan were interrupted. On January 6, Ms. Li, a Chinese citizen who had left Kazakhstan on the 4th, told Nandu reporters that the local atmosphere was still a happy atmosphere in the past few days, but it is currently in a "state of disconnection", and she has not yet been able to contact her father-in-law and mother-in-law in the local area. On the evening of the 5th, a local Chinese citizen told Nandu reporters that she "rubbed" into the network in the local large supermarket.

According to CCTV News, on January 5, local time, the Netblocks monitoring system showed that Internet communications throughout Kazakhstan were interrupted, and a number of media reported that local telephone communications were also cut off in a large area.

"The other day was a joyous atmosphere, but now it is in a state of disconnection, and the phone cannot be called at all." On the afternoon of January 6, Ms. Li, a Chinese citizen, told Nandu reporters that she and her husband were stationed in Dubai and spent Christmas and New Year in Kazakhstan a few days ago. At about 20:00 local time on January 4, they boarded a plane from Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan, back to Dubai, and after a four-hour voyage, Almaty began riots. "Fortunately, the ticket was bought in time, otherwise we would have stayed."

Ms. Li told Nandu reporters that her father-in-law and mother-in-law are Kazakh and live in the southern city of Taraz. On the morning of January 5, local time, her husband called them, "They didn't know there was a riot because they didn't live in Almaty." "After that, they have lost touch.

"I just tried to call my father-in-law and mother-in-law, but I can't get in touch, and they are now in a state of disconnection from the outside world. However, last night (the evening of January 5), locals also told me that they could call. Ms. Li said.

"We don't have a network." Ms. Mao, who lives in Almaty, replied briefly after nandu reporters sent WeChat messages many times. At about 0:00 local time on January 6, Ms. Mao told Nandu reporters that she was "rubbing the net" in the big supermarket, and there was no net after leaving the supermarket. Since then, Ms. Mao has not replied to the message.

Nandu previously reported that in recent days, large-scale protests have broken out in some parts of Kazakhstan. The country's Mangistau, Almaty and Almaty states entered a state of emergency from 1.30 a.m. on 5 January until 00:00 a.m. on 19 January. Yarda, a kazakh youth living in the country's capital Nur-Sultan, once told Nandu reporters that on January 5, Internet communications were interrupted throughout the country, and the network has been restored. "The situation is unstable and residents are choosing to stay at home."

Earlier, the Chinese Embassy in Kazakhstan issued a message reminding Chinese citizens in Kazakhstan to abide by the laws and regulations of the host country, enhance their awareness of prevention, reduce unnecessary outings, and effectively protect themselves. In case of emergency, call the police in time and contact the embassy or consulate in Kazakhstan.

Written by: Nandu reporter Wu Jialing