Minor quake jolts Osh region
AKIPRESS.COM - A 3.5 magnitude earthquake was registered in the Osh region at 10:40 on May 24, said the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The tremors were felt in the villages of Sary-Mogol, Archa-Bulak and Taldy-Suu of Alai district at magnitude 3.5, the village of Sary-Tash felt magnitude 3 tremors, the rural district of Bor-Dobo - magnitude 2.5, the village of Kara-Bak Chok-Alay - 3 magnitude.
No damage was reported.
It has been over a decade since Umar Tashbekov saw his opportunity. His village, Sary-Mogol in Kyrgyzstan, at an altitude of 3,600 metres, is close to
Lenin’s Peak, a popular mountain destination for tourists. If they were already hiking there, why not attract them to visit his village too?
Sary-Mogol is a three-hour drive from the nearest city of Osh, in the country’s south-east. Life here is not easy – short summers and unfavourable growing conditions make it hard to grow much more than potatoes and barley. The main source of work is the large livestock market in town. Others find employment as teachers or in the nearby coal mine. Out of its 5,200-strong population, about 500 people have left for Russia where companies welcome factory workers.