Tajkistan, Incidents

10:33, july 24, 2007

Tajikistan’s RCS provides assistance to disaster-hit population in Asht and Rasht

DUSHANBE, July 24, Asia-plus -- Tajikistan’s Red Crescent Society (RCS) has provided assistance to disaster-hit population in the Rasht and Asht districts.

14:16, july 23, 2007

Seven killed, four injured in traffic accident in Khatlon

DUSHANBE, July 23, Asia-Plus — Seven persons were killed and four others were injured Sunday as two cars collided in the Khatlon province, according to the Tajik traffic police directorate.

12:51, july 23, 2007

Update: Three killed, three injured in Sunday’s earthquake in Rasht

New details emerged on the tremor that rocked the Rasht district Sunday morning

11:57, july 23, 2007

Devastating earthquake leaves three dead in Rasht district

Devastating tremor that jolted the Rasht district Sunday morning left three dead and damaged residential houses in five villages.

14:30, july 17, 2007

Three Tajik nationals attacked in Moscow prove to be residents of Tursunzoda

MOSCOW, July 16, Asia-Plus — Three Tajik nationals that were attacked in southwestern Moscow last Friday proved to be residents of the Tursunzoda district Alizhon Hamroyev, Qodir Soliyev

10:18, july 16, 2007

Tajik national killed in Moscow, another two wounded

DUSHANBE, July 16, Asia-Plus – RIA Novosti -- A Tajik national has been stabbed to death and another two wounded in southwestern Moscow, a local police spokesman said Saturday.

15:10, july 13, 2007

Stonefall affects 200-meter section of Dushanbe-Khujand highway

A stonefall that occurred in the Ayni district have blocked a 200-meter section of the highway from Dushanbe to Khujand.

13:11, july 12, 2007

All-round competition among Tajik emergency services to be held in Hissor on Saturday

DUSHANBE, July 12, Asia-Plus — The first republican all-round competition among emergency services from all regions of Tajikistan will be held in the Almasi areas, Khonaqo gorge in the Hissor

19:03, july 11, 2007

Nearly 800 traffic accidents registered in Tajikistan this year so far

DUSHANBE, July 11, Asia-Plus — 798 traffic accidents have been registered in Tajikistan since the beginning of the year.

11:17, july 3, 2007

U.S. embassy supports training for emergency situations

DUSHANBE, July 3, Asia-Plus — On June 29, 2007, the US Embassy in Dushanbe concluded a two-week training course during which American instructors from the Virginia National Guard and professionals

14:40, june 29, 2007

Fire at the Dushanbe Hotel extinguished

Fire has caused inconsiderable damage to the Dushanbe Hotel building. Four persons affected by carbon-monoxide poisoning are in good condition now, according to medical workers.

13:57, june 29, 2007

Another fire occurs at Dushanbe Hotel today

A fire occurred at the Dushanbe Hotel today. Four persons affected by carbon-monoxide poisoning have already been hospitalized.

12:55, june 29, 2007

One killed, one wounded in grenade explosion in Darvoz, border officer reported missing

KHOROG, June 29, Asia-Plus — One person was killed and one another was seriously wounded Thursday as a grenade RGD-5 exploded in a car UAZ-31519 in the Darvoz district, Gorno Badakhshan.

14:25, june 28, 2007

Another victim of anti-personnel mines in Tajikistan: TMAC

Although it is 10 years since Tajikistanâ€™s peace accord was signed, many areas are still contaminated with land mines and unexploded ordinances.

15:31, june 25, 2007

Number of Tajiks hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region rises 28 persons

DUSHANBE, June 25, Asia-Plus — The number of foreign workers affected by food poisoning at the construction of a new terminal at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport has risen to 319 people, Russia’s

12:19, june 25, 2007

Of 70 workers hospitalized with food poisoning, only 10 are Tajik nationals, says Tajik Embassy in Moscow

DUSHANBE, June 25, Asia-Plus - Of 70 workers hospitalized in the Moscow region last Thursday with symptoms of food poisoning, only 10 are Tajik nationals, Muhammad Egamzod, a spokesman for the

18:16, june 22, 2007

Tajik Consul visits Tajik workers hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus — Tohir Ahmadov, the head of the consular department of Tajik Embassy in Moscow, has visited the city of Solnechnogorsk in the Moscow region to visit Tajik national

15:51, june 22, 2007

Two international staffs of OSCE Center in Dushanbe killed in overnight traffic accident

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus -- Two international staffs of the OSCE Center in Dushanbe became victims of an overnight traffic accident in Dushanbe, according to Tajik traffic office

13:37, june 22, 2007

Another tremor jolts Tajikistan today morning

DUSHANBE, June 22, Asia-Plus - A mild tremor, measuring 3.0 on a 12-point scale, jolted Tajik capital today morning, at around 9:51 a.m., the Dushanbe seismological station said.

10:50, june 22, 2007

More than 40 Tajik labor migrants hospitalized with food poisoning in Moscow region

More than 40 Tajik labor migrants living in the village of Ozeretskoye, Dmitrov district of Moscow region, have been hospitalized with symptoms of food poisoning.

11:29, june 18, 2007

Explosion rocks the Supreme Court’s building in Dushanbe

Dushanbe prosecutor holds that an explosion that rocked the Supreme Courtâ€™s building Saturday evening was a terrorist act designed to intimidate the population.

17:02, june 13, 2007

CCDR launches training course on community based disaster risk

Dushanbe, June 13, Asia-Plus – On Monday June 11, the Center of Competence for Disaster Reduction (CCDR), funded and implemented by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), jointly

13:30, june 13, 2007

Taleban militants kill two Afghan schoolgirls

DUSHANBE, June 13, Asia-Plus – Two militants of the Taleban Movement on a motorbike have killed two schoolgirls and wounded six others as they left their school in Qala-i Sayeed Habib area in Logar

15:21, june 8, 2007

Heavy rainfalls affect 200 hectares of sown areas in eastern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, June 8, Asia-Plus - recent heavy rainfalls have caused serious damage to economy of the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan.

13:00, june 6, 2007

Disasters leave five dead in Tajikistan over the past five days

Heavy rainfalls as well as flooding and mudslides caused by them have left five dead in Tajikistan over the past five days.

16:54, may 29, 2007

Four killed, three injured in car explosion in Danghara

Four persons were killed and three seriously injured Saturday night as a car blew up in the Danghara district.

12:03, may 25, 2007

Rescue efforts in Siberian mine over, after blast kills 38

DUSHANBE, May 25, Asia-Plus – Rescue efforts have finished at a West Siberian coal mine torn by a methane explosion Thursday morning, which left 38 dead and seven injured, local emergency officials

17:06, may 24, 2007

Number of methane blast victims rises to 35 at mine

The number of the dead as a result of the methane blast at the Yubileinaya mine in the Kuznetsk Coal Basin (Kuzbass) reached 35.

15:05, may 24, 2007

Methane blast rocks Russian mine

A methane blast has rocked a Russian coal mine, killing at least 16 workers and leaving more than 40 trapped underground, officials said.

17:11, may 23, 2007

Another dismembered body found in Dushanbe

DUSHANBE, May 23, Asia-Plus - Another dismembered body has been found in Dushanbe. Fragments of dismembered man were found in microrayon 63 of Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district today morning.