At least eight people have been confirmed killed in flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rainfall in a southern region of Kyrgyzstan.
Dramatic footage of rescue operations from the Nookat district of the southern Osh region showed Kyrgyz troops helping to evacuate residents, including small children, across makeshift barriers and bridges over racing floodwaters.
A state of emergency has been declared in the area.
The Kyrgyz Emergency Situations Ministry said six of the eight deaths were children or teens from a single family.
The Emergency Situations Ministry in neighboring Kazakhstan said two Kazakh minors were among the dead in Nookat, and two more Kazakh nationals were still missing.
The floods erupted late on June 29 following heavy rainfall.
Authorities said around 1,300 people who were stranded by the flooding in a tourist area in the region, known as Abshyr-Sai, have been evacuated to a safe location.
Sudden springtime rains and flooding have hit much of Central Asia and Russian regions hard this year, displacing thousands of residents.