As of 6 p.m. on September 19, about 635 tons of humanitarian aid have been collected for the affected residents of Batken region. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The cargo was sent to the region by 39 trucks. At least 188 points for collection of humanitarian aid have been organized throughout the republic.
Collection points were opened:
- In Osh region — 44;
- In Jalal-Abad region — 12;
- In Naryn region — 6;
- In Issyk-Kul region — 69;
- In Talas region — 43;
- In Chui region — 12;
- In Osh city — 1;
- in Bishkek — 1.
Emergency situation has been introduced in Batken region. Shooting began at several sites of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on the morning of September 16. Settlements in Leilek and Batken district came under fire. The Ministry of Health reported 144 victims, 59 people were killed. As a result of the armed conflict on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, residents of seven villages in Batken and Leilek districts, as well as Dzhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region, left their homes.
By the decree of the President Sadyr Japarov, September 19, 2022 was declared a Day of National Mourning in the Kyrgyz Republic.
