BISHKEK, Oct 17 (NNN-KNA) – A search is underway for six people who went missing, after an avalanche in southern Kyrgyzstan, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, reported today.
Rescuers said that, a group of 14 people went to the mountains in the Chatkal district of the Jalal-Abad region, to collect medicinal plants on Oct 9. Eight people were found alive yesterday, after being reported missing after an avalanche on Sunday.
Searching for the six people and 17 horses is still ongoing, involving employees of the emergency situations ministry and local residents.– NNN-KNA
