As a result of the armed conflict at the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, 136,770 people were evacuated from Batken region. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.
According to it, 3,427 people were accommodated in temporary points. At least 3,908 left for other regions.
Some 5,301 people were evacuated from Zhekendi village in Chon-Alai district of Osh region to safe areas. At least 1,890 places have been prepared in the dormitories of educational institutions in Osh. At least 512 citizens were accommodated in temporary accomodation points.
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 163 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.
