A total of 1,053 tons of humanitarian aid have been delivered to Batken region. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations itself delivered 132 tons, and 732,729 tons of humanitarian aid were delivered by citizens’ efforts. To date, another 188.95 tons of aid are stored in the warehouses.
«Aid collected from all regions of the republic was loaded on 122 trucks and sent to Batken region,» the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.
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 198 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.
