Kyrgyzstan assesses over $7.5 million in damage from mudflows

Kyrgyzstan is tallying the extensive damage caused by recent mudflows, with the total cost exceeding 664.7 million Kyrgyz soms as of May 28. Iskender Sulaymanov, the Deputy Minister of Emergency Situations, announced the figures during a session of the Jogorku Kenesh, the Kyrgyz parliament.

Emergency response commissions, in collaboration with local authorities, are actively assessing the impact across affected regions. Baktugul Abdyzhaliev, Deputy Chairman of the State Insurance Organization, reported that in Batken province, three homes have been declared аварийными (emergency/unsafe), and one home in Jalal-Abad province has also been deemed uninhabitable. Plans are in place to issue insurance payouts of 1 million soms for these properties.

Parliamentarians urged for accelerated insurance payments to citizens who have lost their homes or suffered damage due to the mudflows. The assessment process for other affected properties is continuing, indicating that the total damage figure may still rise as more areas are evaluated and claims are processed.

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Currently in Batken, 3 houses and in Jalal-Abad Oblast, 1 house have already been declared emergency, and we intend to pay insurance claims of 1 million soms.