Tajkistan, Incidents

12:08, april 13, 2010

Mudflow kills one in southern Tajikistan

Because of mudflows the Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorog highway has been closed for traffic for already three days.

10:35, april 13, 2010

Heavy rainfalls cause serious damage to Sarband’s economy

QURHGON TEPPA, KULOB, April 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- heavy rainfalls have caused serious damage to the economy of the city of Sarband in Khatlon province.

12:35, april 12, 2010

Flooding hits village in Vose

Yesterday’s torrential rain caused the Yakhsou River to overflow and flood the village of Ghofilobod in the Vose district, Khatlon province.

12:21, april 12, 2010

Rockfall kills four in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, April 12, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed Sunday as a rock fall occurred in the Rasht district in eastern Tajikistan.

14:52, april 10, 2010

Flooding threatens three villages in Darvoz

An emergency situation has emerged in the Darvoz district, Gorno Badakhshan as a landslide caused by torrential rain dammed the Rogh River on April 7, creating a large lake.

14:00, april 10, 2010

One killed, 10 others injured in GBAO traffic accident

KHOROG, April 10, 2010, Asia-Plus -- One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured Thursday (April 8) as three vehicles collided in Khorog, the capital of Gorno Badakhshan.

20:39, april 8, 2010

Kyrgyz border guards reportedly attack residents of Tajik village of Vorukh Wednesday

ISFARA, April 8, 2010, Asia-Plus -- An incident took place in Vorukh, a Tajik exclave in Kyrgyzstan, on April 7.

15:01, april 5, 2010

Heavy rainfalls affect river bank protection works in Kulob

KULOB, April 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy rainfalls that hit the Kulob zone in Khatlon province at the end of last week have affected part of the river bank protection works in the Tabollyay

12:53, april 5, 2010

One wounded in school yard scuffle in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, April 5, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A 17-year-old eleventh grade student from Dushnabe’s school # 94 is nursing a stab wound at the National Medical Center.

12:09, april 2, 2010

Six killed in Sughd traffic accident

DUSHANBE, April 2, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Six persons were killed Thursday as an auto and a heavy truck collided in Sughd province.

19:28, april 1, 2010

Bodies of three Tajiks killed by Moscow metro blasts to be returned to Dushanbe today evening

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2010, Asia-Plus -- The bodies of three Tajiks that were killed by the deadly Moscow metro blasts on March 29 will be returned to Dushanbe by plane of the air carrier, Somon

17:30, march 31, 2010

Problems caused by natural disaster in southern Tajikistan resolved

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A big lake formed after mudslide in Nurobod region and which threatened nearby villages has finally disappeared, a source in the Tajik Committee on Emergency

13:59, march 31, 2010

Night fire destroys tax inspection’s dept in Shurobod region

DUSHANBE, March 31, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A fire that broke out last night in administrative center of Shurobod region of Khatlon District destroyed major part of the local tax inspection office.

16:27, march 30, 2010

Three Tajiks killed, one other injured in Moscow deadly metro blasts, says Tajik embassy

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- According to the Tajik Embassy in Moscow, at least three Tajik nationals were killed and one other was injured by two deadly explosions that rocked

12:17, march 30, 2010

Tajik national killed by deadly blast in Moscow

DUSHANBE, March 30, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A 24-year-old Tajik national Umed Abdurahmonov was killed by one of deadly explosions that rocked Moscow yesterday morning.

14:45, march 29, 2010

Landslide threatens massive flooding in eastern Tajikistan

A huge mass of loose earth and boulders broke away from a mountainside in the Nourobod district, some 130 kilometers east of Dushanbe, damming the Surkhob River.

14:02, march 29, 2010

Deadly explosions hit Moscow subway system today morning

DUSHANBE, March 29, 2010, Asia-Plus -- At least 41 people have been killed by two explosions, which hit the Moscow subway system at the peak of the morning rush hour, Russian media

13:06, march 25, 2010

Police officer's car blown up in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2010, Asia-Plus /Nargis Hamroboyeva/ - A car bomb exploded in Dushanbe yesterday morning, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

13:00, march 18, 2010

Anzob avalanche death toll rises to 8

According to the Committee for Emergency Situations (CES), an avalanche that occurred at the southern portal of Anzob Tunnel yesterday afternoon killed 8 people.

21:35, march 17, 2010

Several persons were buried by snow avalanche today afternoon; one body dug out

An avalanche killed at least one person in the Anzob tunnel area Wednesday afternoon, while several people remained trapped under snow.

14:03, march 15, 2010

Rock fall kills three and injures two in northern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 15, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A rock fall has killed three persons and injured two others in northern Tajikistan.

21:11, march 13, 2010

Four killed, one injured in traffic accident in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, March 13, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Four persons were killed and one other was injured Friday (March 12) as a car fell into precipice in eastern Tajikistan.

19:43, march 13, 2010

Japan gives US$1.5 million to WHO for improving healthcare on Tajik-Afghan border

The UN World Health Organization has been given a $1.5 million injection from Japan to strengthen health facilities along Tajikistan’s 1,200-kilometre border with Afghanistan.

15:53, march 11, 2010

Landslide threatens flood in Kulob

KULOB, March 11, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Heavy rainfalls may cause landslide that threatens to submerge the village of Kul in the Dahana jamaot of the Kulob district, Pirmad Zaripov, deputy Kulob

12:49, march 11, 2010

REACT warns of high risk of avalanches in March

Referring to Tajik Hydromet, REACT warns that that snow, rain and snowmelt may trigger various hazards over the spring months.

15:28, march 9, 2010

Unknown persons beat drug control officer in Khorog

DUSHANBE, March 9, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Unidentified persons have reportedly beaten an officer from the GBAO counternarcotics directorate.

18:31, march 5, 2010

Avalanches block Dushanbe-Khujand highway in Maikhoura area

More than 60 vehicles have been trapped by avalanches that hit the Maikhoura area yesterday evening.

14:03, march 3, 2010

Snow avalanches kill three in Gorno Badakhshan

DUSHANBE, March 3, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Avalanches have killed three persons in Gorno Badakhshan.

16:42, february 27, 2010

Chinese national killed by avalanche in Sughd

KHUJAND, February 27, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Chinese national was killed on February 25 as an avalanche hit the Shahriston pass in the Sughd province, according to the Sughd police directorate.

20:02, february 23, 2010