Almaty residents told to take out loans for repairs after fatal facade collapse
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Ten months after a paramedic died when a building facade collapsed in Almaty, residents say the building remains unsafe and the akimat has proposed they take out loans to fund repairs. The criminal trial is underway to determine who was responsible for preventing the tragedy. Residents say the proposed loan payments would add about 50,000 tenge per month to their housing costs.
Key Facts
- Paramedic Uldana Myrzuan died ten months ago when part of a building facade collapsed in Almaty.
- Resident Bakhtygul Izteleuova says the akimat proposed that residents take out a loan to repair the building, with monthly payments of about 50,000 tenge.
- A technical report dated February 2026 classified the building as emergency condition, fourth degree, according to Izteleuova.
- Residents say the facade was covered with a flimsy net and some areas were foamed, but no documents on full repair work were provided.
- Residents have appealed to the akimat, city prosecutor's office, General Prosecutor's Office, and housing department over ten months.
Fatal Collapse
Paramedic Uldana Myrzuan died when part of a building facade collapsed in Almaty ten months ago. The criminal trial is now underway to determine who was responsible for preventing the tragedy. Resident Bakhtygul Izteleuova says the facade was covered with a flimsy net and some areas were foamed, but no documents on full repair work were provided. A deep crack remains in the wall, and the installed net is already sagging and does not perform a strengthening function, according to Izteleuova.
Loan Proposal
Izteleuova says the akimat proposed that residents take out a loan to repair the building, stating that the state would do nothing. The monthly loan payment could be about 50,000 tenge, in addition to housing fees, bringing the total to nearly 100,000 tenge. Residents include pensioners and families with small children, Izteleuova said. She said people would effectively be renting their own housing.
Resident Appeals
Residents have appealed to the akimat, city prosecutor's office, General Prosecutor's Office, and housing department over ten months, according to Izteleuova. They argue that responsibility cannot be limited to the chairperson of the OSI, who had worked only six months and lacked construction qualifications. Residents direct their main claims at the developer and those who accepted the building into operation. The structure lacked reinforcement that should have tied the brick facade to the building mass, and there was an adjacent extension that residents also consider built with violations. Residents also question why the passage between buildings, where the tragedy occurred, remains open despite being an emergency exit where a person is practically trapped.
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Almaty residents told to take out loans for repairs after fatal facade collapse
