Hundred animals were lost because of a late spring blizzard in Kyrgyzstan

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Cattle breeders from mountain pastures County of Ysyk-Köl count quantity of the animals who were lost because of snowstorm. As of morning of 378 sheep and goats, 142 heads of cattle and 22 horses were lost on June 3, reports the Ministry of emergency situations. Calculation of number of the victim of cattle proceeds. Weather conditions on mountain pastures of Issyk Kul worsened on May 30. The blizzard and avalanches fell upon highway Karakol-Enilchek, height of snow cover on some sites reached more than 1 meter. The volume of the descended avalanche made 80 000 cubic meter. 12 cattle-farmers with thousands of animals...