MES employees rescue 145 people in Kyrgyzstan since beginning of year

08:53, 13 июня 2017, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Darya PODOLSKAYA

At least 145 people have been rescued since the beginning of the year in . The head of the under the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Colonel Mohammed Svarov told at a conference under the leadership of the Minister of Emergency Situations Kubatbek Boronov.

According to him, rescue and fire-rescue units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the for five months have rescued: in traffic accidents — 46 people, in extreme situations — 65, on water reservoirs — a fire — 32 people. «For comparison: in the same period of 2016, 91 people have been rescued, 43 of them- in traffic accidents, 44 — in extreme situations, 4 — on water reservoirs, 82 people — in a fire," Muhammed Svarov said.

He added that as a whole, 324 citizens had been provided assistance.