According to preliminary data, 364 residential buildings were destroyed during the armed conflict in Batken region of Kyrgyzstan. Yrysbek Zholdoshbaev, head of the State Rescuer Training Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, announced at a press conference.
According to him, 168 outbuildings, 5 schools, 3 kindergartens and 1 first-aid station were also destroyed. In addition, 5 strategic facilities, 149 real estate and life support facilities were damaged, 9 cars were burned.
«This is not the final data, inspection of the entire area and assessment of the damage continues,» Yrysbek Zholdoshbaev said.
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 185 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.
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan opened a criminal case on crimes against peace.
