Avalanche in Chatkal: Second body found by MES employees

09:50, 22 января 2022, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Baktygul OSMONALIEVA

Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan found the body of the second man who was covered by an avalanche. The ministry informed 24.kg news agency.

According to it, on January 21, employees of Vertex Gold Company independently triggered avalanche masses on one of the sections of Kara-Buura — Chatkal road. Two employees were covered by the snow mass during the descent. Search work was carried out by about 100 employees of the enterprise. At about 5.30 p.m. the body of one person was found. The second was found an hour later.

Vertex Gold Company is developing Dzhamgyr gold deposit.