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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan - Landslides and flash floods (media, KTNET, Charter) (ECHO Daily Flash of 21 August 2024)

  • Heavy rainfall has been affecting eastern Kyrgyzstan (in particular Issyk-Kul, the easternmost region of the country) over the past few days, triggering mudslides and causing flash floods that have resulted in widespread damage.
  • Media report, as 21 August, one destroyed house, nearly 500 damaged houses and several damaged roads across the villages of Kyzyl-Suu, Bulan Sogottu, Korumdu, Temir and Jeti-Oguz (Issyk-Kul region), mainly due to mudslides occurred on 18 August in the evening (UTC).
  • Over the next 72 hours, moderate rainfall is forecast over parts of the Issyk-Kul region.