572,931 tons of humanitarian aid collected to help Batken residents: Deputy Minister

AKIPRESS.COM - The total weight of humanitarian aid collected to date for Batken residents is 572,931 tons, Deputy Emergency Minister Urmatbek Shamyrkanov said at a news conference on May 4. 515,081 tons of aid have been delivered to the sites, 116.5 tons are in storage.
Citizens also directly deliver humanitarian cargo to the affected areas, the total weight of such cargo is about 359 tons. The Ministry of Emergency Situations is loading, delivering and unloading the humanitarian aid. 120 employees and 17 units of vehicles are involved. There is a lot of humanitarian aid and there are no problems with delivery. Representatives of some companies and individuals are delivering the aid, too, he said.
A convoy of seven cars left Issyk-Kul region on May 3. It reached Tash-Kumyr town and everything is under control, Shamyrkanov said.
"The Ministry of Emergency Situations does not collect aid, it only coordinates it. The collection is done by the government taskforce, which functions under the supervision of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. About 70% of the people involved are volunteers," he said.