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Temporary Crisis Center Established for Families Affected by Kyrgyz School Tragedy

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A temporary crisis center will be organized, where conditions will be created for the relatives of the children affected with the involvement of psychologists. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science.

According to the information, the head of the department, Dogdurkul Kendirbaeva, is in the Jalal-Abad region, where she visited the children affected by a truck accident in the Suzak district. She also spoke with the families of the victims, expressing hope for a speedy recovery.

"The Ministry will continue to work closely with medical institutions and other organizations to provide full support to the children and their families," the department said, adding that for safety reasons, all flash mobs and other mass school events within the "Uraanym Manas" framework have been canceled by order of the ministry throughout Kyrgyzstan.

The competition of young manaschi in the village of Zherge-Tal in the Suzak district of the Jalal-Abad region ended in tragedy. The event took place on a dzhailoo, where schoolchildren recited excerpts from the epic "Manas". During the recitation, a truck hit the gathered teenagers. 35 people were injured, with 20 currently hospitalized. The driver has been detained.