Osh Landslide: Search Continues for Bodies of 21 Missing

AKIPRESS.COM - Search and rescue operation entered the fourth day in the village of Ayu in Osh region struck by a massive landslide that buried 7 homes with 24 people on April 29.The Ministry of Emergencies said that the bodies of sisters born in 2005 and 2015 were found on April 30 at 14:15 GMT+6. The body of the 19-year-old girl was found later at 17:40.Around 400 people are involved in search and rescue operation.

Massive landslide buried 7 homes with 24 people inside in Ayu village of Uzgen district in Osh region at around 7 am GMT+6 on April 29. One of the homes was empty.Kyrgyzstan mourned those killed in the tragedy on a national day of mourning on August 30.On April 29, President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev said in a statement that he was deeply saddened by the tragedy, but the villagers were warned multiple times and given loans for relocation, but...