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‘We’ve been standing for two hours’: Visitors complain of too few buses to Kyrchyn

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Visitors at the Issyk-Kul hippodrome said promised buses to Kyrchyn were unavailable or too few, leaving people in long, crowded queues.
  • Organizers had announced free shuttle service on three routes beginning September 1, with buses scheduled every 15 minutes.
  • Private vehicles are barred from entering Kyrchyn during the VI World Nomad Games.

“We’ve been standing for two hours and still can’t leave,” visitors told 24.kg as they waited for transport from the Issyk-Kul hippodrome to Kyrchyn.

People complained that the promised buses had not arrived in sufficient numbers. When a packed minibus appeared, passengers rushed toward it, creating crowding and pushing as people tried to get on.

Private vehicles are prohibited from entering the Kyrchyn gorge during the VI World Nomad Games. Free buses for visitors and residents were supposed to begin running on September 1 from 8 a.m., with a scheduled 15-minute interval.

The planned service covers three routes: Zharkynbayevo to Kyrchyn and Semenovka; the hippodrome to Kyrchyn, Semenovka and Grigoryevka; and Baet, or Chaika Resort, to Kyrchyn, Semenovka and Grigoryevka.

We’ve been standing for two hours and still can’t leave.

— Visitors quoted by 24.kgVisitors described the transport delays at the Issyk-Kul hippodrome.
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