Residents are being evacuated due to a dam failure in the south of Kyrgyzstan
As a result of the collapse of the anti-flood dam in the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan, residents are being evacuated immediately. At least one person was killed.
Administrations of southern regions of Kyrgyzstan Due to the failure of the anti-flood dam, local residents are being evacuated immediately, the Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic says .
According to the Ministry , the number of floods in Botken, Jalalabad and Osh regions reached 30 in the last 72 hours. Due to the rise in the water level, the anti-flood dam was damaged.
There are hundreds of residential buildings in the flood zone . Before that, a state of emergency was declared in Osh region due to heavy flood. At least one person was killed.
These days, floods are observed in various countries of the world, including the countries of the Persian Gulf. Dozens of people, including children, have been killed in floods caused by heavy rains in Oman.
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