Nine Kazakh soldiers die in Caspian Sea training incident

Search and rescue operation under way for 10 remaining missing personnel after weather conditions deteriorated.

Kazakhstan's coastal region of Magystau, where the incident took place [Al Jazeera]

Nine Kazakh military personnel have died after being swept out to sea during naval training exercises on the Caspian coast, the country’s Defence Ministry says.

The accident happened on Thursday in Kazakhstan’s western Mangystau region, which adjoins the Caspian Sea, during a combat training mission.

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Nineteen personnel were swept out in total, according to preliminary information, and nine deaths have been confirmed so far, the ministry said in a statement posted on Telegram.

Three people have been rescued. A search and rescue operation for the remaining personnel was still under way, the ministry added.

The ministry said the accident was caused by a sudden deterioration in weather conditions.

The Caspian is bordered by Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan.

天气状况恶化后，搜救行动正在进行中，寻找剩余的10名失踪人员。

事件发生在哈萨克斯坦沿海的马吉斯套地区 [半岛电视台]

哈萨克斯坦国防部称，9名哈萨克斯坦军人在里海沿岸进行海军训练演习时被海浪卷走身亡。

事故发生在周四，地点位于哈萨克斯坦西部的曼格斯套州，该地区毗邻里海，事故发生时正在进行战斗训练任务。

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据初步信息显示，共有19名人员遇难，目前已确认9人死亡，该部在Telegram上发布的一份声明中表示。

该部补充说，目前已有三人获救，对其余人员的搜救行动仍在进行中。

该部门表示，事故是由天气状况突然恶化造成的。

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