BISHKEK, Jul 16 (NNN-KNA) – Two people were killed and three went missing, after mud-flows caused by heavy rains flooded a market and several villages in northern Osh Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, according to local media reports.
The Ak-Buura River overflowed in Osh city, flooding the central market, sweeping away goods and several cars, forcing people to flee to rooftops, and inundating a total of five villages in Osh Oblast.
As a result, 788 residential buildings and nine social facilities, including schools, hospitals and roads, were damaged. Electrical substations and power lines were also damaged, leaving 7,500 people without electricity.
A seven-year-old girl and a woman were confirmed dead, and rescuers were searching for three other people who had been carried away by the mud-flows, according to the reports.
An emergency regime has been introduced in Osh city, to address the aftermath of the mud-flows and ensure the timely implementation of urgent measures.– NNN-KNA
