Iran condoles with Kyrgyzstan over deadly landslide

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News ID: 9353
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Publish Date: 18:00 - 02 May 2017
TEHRAN, May 2, YJC - Iran extended sympathy with survivors of landslide in Kyrkyzstan whicn left at least 24 people dead.
Iran condoles with Kyrgyzstan over deadly landslide
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi extended condolences to Kyrgyz government and nation over the disaster.
 
At least 24 people were missing in south-Western Kyrgyzstan on Saturday after a landslide tore through a village, Kyrgyzstan's Emergency Ministry said on Saturday.
 
The landslide, caused by heavy rains, destroyed eleven houses in the village in Uzgen district of Osh region at around 0120 GMT (9.20 p.m. ET on Friday) on Saturday. The exact number of people hit by the landslide was unclear, the Emergency Ministry said.
 
The press office of the local administration said people in the area received a warning about risks of a possible landslide and were recommended to leave the area. Those who decided to stay signed papers saying they had been informed about the danger, the press office said.
 
More than 180 emergency ministry personnel are working at the site to excavate the buried village, according to local authorities.


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