BISHKEK -- One person has been killed by a massive landslide in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Jalal-Abad, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.
The May 11 landslide occurred on the mountainous Bishkek-Osh highway, the only road between the capital and Osh, the country's second-largest city.
Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry press secretary Abdisharip Bekilov told RFE/RL that the body of Anarbai Sharshenov, 56, was recovered on May 12.
Ministry rescue teams are clearing the highway. Nearby villages have been evacuated.
Read more in Kyrgyz here
The May 11 landslide occurred on the mountainous Bishkek-Osh highway, the only road between the capital and Osh, the country's second-largest city.
Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry press secretary Abdisharip Bekilov told RFE/RL that the body of Anarbai Sharshenov, 56, was recovered on May 12.
Ministry rescue teams are clearing the highway. Nearby villages have been evacuated.
Read more in Kyrgyz here
