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State of Emergency Declared in Kyrgyz Republic after Series of Disasters

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From April 20 to May 12, 6 emergencies and 106 incidents were registered in the republic. This was reported by the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Boobek Azhikeev, during a meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh. According to him, a state of emergency has been declared in the city of Razzakov and in the Leilek, Talas, Nookensk, and Suzak districts of the Osh region. "As a result, one person died, 101 animals were swept away by mudflows, 333 residential houses were flooded, 26 social facilities, and 157 economic structures were affected," said Boobek Azhikeev.