Bishkek, Sept. 19, 2022 . / Kabar / . At present, 136,770 residents of Kyrgyzstan's Batken Oblast have been evacuated to safe areas, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic said Monday.
A total of 45 temporary accommodation points (TAP) have been opened in Batken Oblast.
In addition, 5,301 residents of Chong-Alay region of another Kyrgyzstan's Osh Oblast have been evacuated to safe areas so far.
1 thousand 890 beds are also prepared in hostels of educational institutions in Osh. As of Sept. 19, 512 citizens have been placed in TAPs.
The clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border started on Sept. 14.
The Tajik side attacked border guarding and civilian infrastructure objects of Kyrgyzstan along the perimeter of the state border in Batken Oblast. Tajikistan used heavy armored vehicles, multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS) and aircraft in an attempt to seize the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.
According to the State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Tajik military destroyed the infrastructure of outposts, as well as schools, kindergartens, retail outlets, first-aid posts, and houses. Shouting nationalist slogans, they showed blasphemy and subjected the bodies of the border guards of the Kyrgyz Republic who died at the post to mockery.
An emergency regime has been introduced in Batken Oblast.
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