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 on the Richter Scale, in Almaty by Kazakhstan's emergencies ministry, was also felt in Bishkek, the capital of neighbouring Kyrgyzstan.

Blast at Rotterdam port energy facility kills one person
US can keep blockade on Iranian ports 'indefinitely', Pentagon chief says
Large explosion rips through Italian munitions factory
Colombian President vows reconstruction fund as quake death toll hits 265
