Mudslides and floods caused by heavy rain killed five people in Kyrgyzstan's southern region of Osh, local emergency officials told RFE/RL on June 28. Rescue efforts are under way in the Nookat district, where mudslides took out two bridges and swept away 10 private houses. Southern Kyrgyzstan has been experiencing flooding and mudslides for days. On June 24, a 5-year-old child was killed by a mudslide in the Kadamjai district in the region of Batken. Last week, a 10-year-old boy died after mudslides and floods hit the Nooken district of the southern region of Jalal-Abad. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Mudslides, Floods Claim 5 More Lives In Southern Kyrgyzstan
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