Mudflow hits Uzgen district of Kyrgyzstan

A mudflow was registered in Uzgen district of Osh region. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.

According to the ministry, the mudflow occurred in Korsetti village on April 25 after heavy rain. The courtyard of a residential building and the on-farm road were flooded.

At least 46 mudflows were registered in Osh, Batken, Jalal-Abad and Talas regions since April 20. An emergency situation was declared in Osh, Jalal-Abad (Nooken district) and Talas regions. Two people were killed as a result of the natural disaster: a man whose car was covered by a mudflow, and a teenager died from a lightning strike.