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Mass Livestock Deaths Expected In Kyrgyzstan

January 05, 2009

*Correction Appended

OSH, Kyrgyzstan -- Mass livestock deaths are expected in some regions of Kyrgyzstan due to weather-related causes, experts are warning.

Sanavar Momuntayeva, a farmer in southern Kyrgyzstan, told RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service that his livestock have already started dying.

Hay prices tripled in the southern Osh region last week as local farmers were not able to harvest enough hay due to the summer draught.

Heavy snowfall has also complicated animal feeding.

Farming is the main source of survival in Kyrgyzstan's remote towns and villages.

* The original version of this story contained erroneous references to Kazakhstan, instead of Kyrgyzstan.

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by: irina from: Uzbekistan

January 06, 2009 03:56

So, in Kazakhstan or in Kyrgyzstan? They are two different countries!

by: Jane Keeler from: Waycross, GA

January 06, 2009 00:13

I was disappointed by the journalistic quality of this article. "Kazakhstan" is mentioned twice, and I am left wondering if livestock are expected to die in Kyrgyzstan or Kazakhstan or both. Please clarify!

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