DUSHANBE, May 11, 2016, Asia-Plus -- Mudslides caused by heavy rains have killed three people in Tajikistan''s north.
Officials in Sughd province told Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service in Tajikistan on May 10 that two residents of the village of Revad -- 41-year-old Lola Tuighunova and her 18-year-old son, Ismat Rustamov -- were killed by mudslides on May 9.
Local authorities said the mudslides also killed Toshboi Khujamqulov, a 56-year-old resident of another village, Shurcha.
Tajik authorities said on May 10 that the mudslides have damaged numerous homes, major infrastructure, and municipal buildings in the area.
Taliban’s foreign minister reportedly accuses Tajikistan, Iran and Pakistan of supporting ISIS
EBRD helps improve capacity of Tajikistan’s banking sector
IsDB approves US$150 million for Roghun hydropower plant project in Tajikistan
Swiss Government and UNICEF help realize children’s equitable access to justice in Tajikistan
US Commerce Depart restricts export of all firearms to non-government entities in high-risk countries
Tajikistan’s financial regulator lowers its refinancing rate by 0.25 percent
Only 25 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
EBRD President pays a two-day visit to Tajikistan
WSJ: US spy agencies find that Putin didn’t directly order Alexei Navalny’s February Death
All news