11:17, 26 мая 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Jazgul MASALIEVA
There are 3,103 mudflow rivers in . The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan reported.
According to the ministry, the largest number of them is in the basins of Chu (479), Talas (254), Naryn (789), Kara-Darya (666) rivers, and (375).
The danger is associated with floods of various origins, which are accompanied by a sharp increase in the water level, and the maximum river head transforms into the mudflows.
At least 95 percent of all settlements are located in the mudflow-prone areas.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, an average of about 70 emergencies, related to mudflows and floods, occur each year in the republic, which amounts to 30 percent of all emergencies.