Leilek region cut off; there is shortage of food and medicine

Bishkek, May 1, 2021. / Kabar /. There is not enough food and medicine in Leilek region of Batken Oblast due to the blockage of the road, First Deputy Minister of Health and Social Development Aliza Soltonbekova told at a briefing.

“There is a shortage of food and medicine in Leilek region. Minister of Health and Social Development Alymkadyr Beishenaliev is there. The food can be taken there only by plane. The prime minister has already given instructions for the allocation of a plane. Local residents hide in the mountains, there are about 8 families who are now in a difficult situation. To solve this problem, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are also involved,” she said.

Earlier, the press service of the Border Service of Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security said that the Tajik side has completely blocked the road in the Tort-Kocho area.

The movement of military equipment is recorded in Tajikistan in the direction of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border.

Later, reportedly, the Tajik servicemen opened fire on the residential houses of citizens in the Arka area of ​​Leilek region of Batken Oblast of Kyrgyzstan.