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Emergencies kill 1,764 people in Kyrgyzstan over five years

From 24.kg · () Russian

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  • Kyrgyzstan recorded at least 283 emergencies between 2021 and 2025, resulting in 1,764 deaths and material damage of 8.23 billion soms.
  • The explanatory note for a draft presidential decree details fatalities from mudflows, avalanches and drowning.
  • The proposed new rules for emergency response and rescue operations have been submitted for public discussion.

At least 283 emergencies occurred in Kyrgyzstan between 2021 and 2025, killing 1,764 people and causing material damage estimated at 8,234,709,400 soms.

The figures appear in an explanatory note accompanying a draft presidential decree that would introduce new regulations for emergency response and rescue operations. The draft has been submitted for public discussion.

The document also records deaths from specific natural hazards. Mudflows killed 22 people in 2024, while another eight people have died in mudflows since the start of 2026. Avalanches caused 16 deaths between 2023 and 2024.

Water-related deaths remained high as well. Drowning killed 103 people in 2023, 86 in 2024 and 81 in 2025. A further 48 deaths were recorded during the first six months of 2026.

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