Kyrgyz Villagers Escape Raging Mountain Torrent

Floods and mudslides have killed at least eight people in Kyrgyzstan, authorities say. RFE/RL filmed Kyrgyz rescuers and troops evacuating people through a flooded canyon in the Nookat district on June 29. The area is located in the country's southern Osh region, which has been hit by heavy rainfall. According to the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry, four of the casualties are children from neighboring Kazakhstan.