BISHKEK, April 16 (RIA Novosti) - A landslide hit a village in south Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad province early on Thursday, killing at least 16 people, the Emergency Situations Ministry said.
"Rescuers and equipment have been sent to the village. The emergencies minister has gone to the site of the tragedy," a ministry spokesman said.
Preliminary reports said the landslide destroyed three houses. All the residents of the ruined houses are believed to have died.
