Entrepreneurs have provided assistance to residents of the Khuroson district in the Khatlon province who were impacted by devastating floods and mudslides in May.

67 families that were most affected by the disaster have received 3,760 somoni each from them.

Besides, two entrepreneurs from the Rasht district (eastern Tajikistan), Mahmadjon Nizomov and Sharafjon Bobojonov, handed over to each of the families a 50-kiloram sack of wheat flour.  

According to Khatlon governor’s press center, thousand employees of federally funded institutions and higher institutions of the province provide assistance with construction residential buildings for the affected families in the Chorbogh area.  

Recall, residents of three villages in the Khuroson district were severely impacted by devastating floods and mudslides on May 14-16 with 13 homes fully destroyed and more than 35 home partially damaged. 

Two persons died and several others were injured from the natural disaster.

Currently, families that were severely impacted by the devastating floods and mudslide are living in tents.

A total damage caused by the floods and mudslides has reportedly been estimated at 6.725 million somoni.