Image of destruction after border collision


Destroyed building

About 78 homes in the area were reportedly destroyed by the fire.

The recent clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan during the conflict have killed 46 people, injured hundreds and destroyed dozens of homes, officials said.

Of those killed, 34 were reported by the Kyrgyz side, the Kyrgyz Ministry of Emergency Situations reported on Sunday, and 12 were reported by the Tajik side.

The ministry added that more than 100 facilities, including schools, shops, border crossings and police stations, were burned or destroyed in some of the worst fights seen in the area in the last few years.

Images taken by the BBC show the extent of the destruction of the village in Kyrgyzstan. The house was blackened by the fire, the roof collapsed, and some buildings were rubble.

Assets destroyed by fire

Assets destroyed by fire

Officials walk down a deserted street after a clash near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Officials walk down a deserted street after a clash near the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

Authorities have recorded damage to buildings in the area

Authorities have recorded damage to buildings in the area

As many as 10,000 people were evacuated after violence broke out in conflict areas around the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday.

The lit building contained a school, a checkpoint, and a shop.

The lit building contained a school, a checkpoint, and a shop.

Both the Kyrgyz and Tajik people threw stones at each other after the surveillance cameras were installed in the water supply facility.

Rakhat Esenois, a resident of the village of Muscat on the border with Tajikistan, said he had lost his home in violence.

“We lived in this house with hope … I lived with hope [our] Children and grandchildren grow up here, “she added,” why did they do this to us? “

Tableware is displayed near the rubble house

Tableware is displayed near the rubble house

The Kyrgyz Ministry of the Interior said it would launch criminal investigations related to violence and investigate allegations of murder and illegal crossing of borders.

In many properties the roof had collapsed

In many properties the roof had collapsed

Many buildings were left unrepairable

Many buildings were left unrepairable

Only the shells of some buildings remained

Only the shells of some buildings remained

The ceasefire agreement came into effect on Friday, but there were reports of continued violence in some villages.

Both sides reached another ceasefire agreement on Saturday night, which appeared to be taking place on Sunday.

Combat has focused on water services within the territory claimed by both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Like many parts of Central Asia, the border between the two countries has been the focus of tension for the past three decades.

Restrictions on access to land and water that the community considers to be theirs have often caused fatal conflicts in the past.

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