Bishkek, Oct. 19, 2024. / Kabar/. On the morning of October 19, as a result of search operations, rescuers found the bodies of the remaining three people who were missing, the press center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.
Since yesterday, rescuers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have been searching for six citizens who went missing after an avalanche in the Ak-Sai area of Chatkal region of Jalal-Abad Oblast.
The bodies of three people were found on October 18.
14 residents of the village of Kanysh-Kiya and one foreign citizen went missing on October 9, after going to the mountains to search for the roots of a rare plant. As a result of operational search activities on October 16, eight citizens were safely found, and six were caught in an avalanche and died.