Tajkistan, Incidents

15:10, december 22, 2011

Two killed in fire in downtown Dushanbe Wednesday evening

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been killed in a fire that occurred in downtown Dushanbe.

09:23, december 22, 2011

Conformity of Tajikistan’s laws to IDRL discussed today

DUSHANBE, December 22, 2011, Asia-Plus – The findings of survey on Tajikistan Law Conformity to the International Disaster Response Laws, Rules and Principles (IDRL) are being discussed at a

17:04, december 20, 2011

Two killed, two injured in GBAO traffic accident

DUSHANBE, December 20, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two persons were killed and at least two others were seriously injured on December 19 as a minivan overturned in the Roshtqala district, Gorno

17:53, december 19, 2011

Double death from overdose of drugs in Kulyab

DUSHANBE, December 19, 2011, Asia-Plus - During week-end in Kulyab funeral of two inhabitants who have died from overdose of drugs has taken place.

16:46, december 17, 2011

Two die from carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate accidents in Sughd

KHUJAND, December 17, 2011, Asia-Plus – Two people, including a three-year-old baby died from carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate cases in the northern Sughd province on Friday,

16:35, december 12, 2011

Six die from carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate accidents on Sunday

DUSHANBE, December 12, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Six persons, including four children, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in two separate accidents on Sunday, December 11, according to the Ministry

11:17, december 9, 2011

Three killed, one injured in three traffic accidents in Sughd yesterday

KHUJAND, December 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Three persons were killed and at least one other was injured in three traffic accidents that took place in the northern Sughd province on Thursday, according

16:52, december 1, 2011

Dushanbe’s downtown left without electricity

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe’s downtown has been left without electricity.

14:30, december 1, 2011

EU contributes to continuity of disaster risk reduction efforts in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2011, Asia-Plus -- ''Saving lives and livelihoods by preparing for natural disaster'' is the core principle on which the European Commission has based its disaster

15:17, november 28, 2011

Tajik national stabbed to death in Moscow oblast

DUSHANBE, November 28, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik national has been stabbed to death in the city of Lyubertsy, Moscow region.

11:39, november 16, 2011

One killed, two injured in rockfall in Gorno Badakhshan

One person was killed and two others were injured yesterday as a rockfall hit the Khekhik-Khumroghi area in GBAO’s Vanj district.

09:25, november 16, 2011

Tajik border guards deny Uzbek charges of drug trafficking as ‘baseless’

Tajikistan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has officially denied Tajik border guards’ engage in drug trafficking as absolutely baseless.

10:23, november 9, 2011

Rescuers find bodies of two Kuhistoni Mastchoh residents killed by avalanche on Nov 5

DUSHANBE, November 9, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Rescuers have found the bodies of two residents of the Kuhistoni Mastchoh, Sughd province that have been killed by an avalanche on the Obburdon Pass.

11:11, november 8, 2011

Two killed in avalanche in northern Tajikistan

Rescuers have been seeking the bodies of two persons buried by an avalanche for two days.

10:01, november 8, 2011

Three Tajik nationals killed in fire in Podolsk

Tajik labor migrants were living within the compound of a chemical plant at which a fire broke out on November 5.

14:50, november 1, 2011

Improving national disaster response skills

DUSHANBE, November 1, 2011, Asia-Plus - The National Disaster Response Teams (NDRT) of Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) are being trained to improve the disaster response skills and

11:36, october 31, 2011

4 killed, 7 injured in Khatlon traffic accident

Four persons were killed and at least seven others were injured yesterday in a traffic accident in Khatlon’s Khuroson district.

16:56, october 29, 2011

Tajik national dies in prison in Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, October 29, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A 50-year-old national of Tajikistan, Hasan Otarayev, has died in the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Afghanistan.

14:39, october 26, 2011

Two wounded in armed attack on currency exchange office in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Two persons have been wounded in an armed attack on a currency exchange office in Dushanbe, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

09:50, october 25, 2011

Tajik religious figure's cotton plant damaged inn ‘arson attack’

DUSHANBE, October 25, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A cotton-processing plant belonging to a prominent Tajik religious and political figure has been damaged by fire in what he is calling an arson attack,

14:26, october 24, 2011

Central market in Khorog burned down

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A central market in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been practically burned away completely, according to the

14:15, october 24, 2011

Fire occurs at cotton ginnery belonging to Hoji Akbar Turajonzoda

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out at the cotton-ginning factory belonging to prominent religious leader and former deputy prime minister Hoji Akbar

10:00, october 24, 2011

Tajik migrant worker killed in accident at construction site in Yekaterinburg

DUSHANBE, October 24, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A Tajik labor migrant has been killed in an accident at a construction site in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. The tragedy occurred on Saturday.

15:08, october 21, 2011

Good practice by FOCUS in Tajikistan through DIPECHO 6 and IDDR

DUSHANBE, October 21, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations designated the second Wednesday of October as the International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction.

19:22, october 15, 2011

Only Tajik nationals involved in mass fight in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 15, 2011, Asia-Plus – According to the representative office of Tajikistan Migration Service in Moscow, only Tajik nationals were involved in a mass fight that occurred in Moscow

16:20, october 14, 2011

Emergency operations center officially opened at CES on Friday

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- A ceremony of an official opening of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES) took place in Dushanbe on October

15:43, october 14, 2011

Investigation launched into mass fight between Tajik and Uzbek nationals in Moscow

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2011, Asia-Plus -- The Moscow law enforcement authorities have launched an investigation into a mass fight between Tajik and Uzbek migrant workers that occurred in

12:04, october 13, 2011

Six injured in Varzob traffic accident

At least six persons sustained various injuries yesterday as two vehicles collided in Varzob district.

10:52, october 13, 2011

Tajikistan marks International Day for Disaster Reduction

DUSHANBE, October 13, 2011, Asia-Plus -- Today together with other countries in the world Tajikistan is marking the International Day for Disaster Reduction.

14:53, october 8, 2011

International organizations help mitigate climate change related risks in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, October 8, 2011, Asia-Plus -- UKAID from the Department for International Development (DFID) and Switzerland are supporting Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) and Welthungerhilfe to