14:16, 16 августа 2024, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Nuris ALYMBAEV
Lightning killed 60 sheep on Kichi-Angi pasture in Ton district. The press service of the Presidential Envoy to Issyk-Kul region confirmed the information.
The incident occurred on August 15 on the pasture above Konur-Olon village in Ton district.
During a heavy rain on the pasture, one of the lightning bolts hit a flock of sheep and killed 60 heads of cattle. The shepherd was not injured.
According to the press service, vehicles cannot reach the scene of the incident, so veterinary service employees were sent there together with local residents to remove the sheep carcasses.
Local authorities and the veterinary service were instructed to form a special commission, go to the scene of the incident and organize the burial of the carcasses.