Kalachi, Kazakhstan Explained

Kalachi
Native Name:	Кaлaчи
Native Name Lang:	kk
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Kazakhstan
Coordinates:	52.2472°N 66.5286°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Akmola Region
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Total:	680
Population As Of:	2014
Population Density Km2:	auto

Kalachi (Kalachi), previously Kalachevskiy,^[1] is a rural locality in Esil District of Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.^[2] Prior to the evacuation, It had around 810 people.^[3]

Sleeping Epidemic

Since March 2013, the "illness" had spread to around 140 people.^[4]

In 2014, it was reported that almost a fifth of the population had been affected with a 'sleep syndrome'.^{[5] [6]} In January 2015, reports said that over half of the village's population planned to move elsewhere.^[7] It was later determined that increased carbon monoxide levels from a nearby abandoned mine had caused oxygen levels in the town to fall.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kalachi . Tageo . 20 December 2014.
2. Web site: Kalachi . Satellite City Maps . 20 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220093408/http://www.satellitecitymaps.com/asia-map/kazakhstan-map/akmola-province-map/kalachi-map/ . 20 December 2014 . dead .
3. News: Luhn . Alec . 2015-07-17 . Mystery of Kazakhstan sleeping sickness solved, says government . 2024-05-19 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. News: Luhn . Alec . 2015-07-17 . Mystery of Kazakhstan sleeping sickness solved, says government . 2024-05-19 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
5. Web site: What is the cause of sleep syndrome in Kalachi? . 15 March 2014 . Tengri News . 20 December 2014.
6. Web site: The village that fell asleep: mystery illness perplexes Kazakh scientists . The Guardian . 25 March 2015.
7. News: Kazakhstan: Villagers relocated over sleep illness . BBC News . 7 January 2015 . 8 January 2015.
8. Web site: Luhn . Alec . Mystery of Kazakhstan sleeping sickness solved, says government . The Guardian. 17 July 2015 .
9. Zhang . Sarah . The Mystery of the Kazakhstani Sleeping Sickness . Wired.