Tajkistan, Incidents

14:43, august 2, 2006

According to preliminary data, damage caused by Qumsangir earthquake amounts to over 60 million Somonis

DUSHANBE , August 2, Asia-Plus - According to preliminary data, a damage caused by the two earthquakes that struck southern Tajikistan at the weekend has

10:40, august 1, 2006

Dozens of residential buildings in Kolkhozobod also damaged by Saturday quakes

DUSHANBE , August 1, Asia-Plus -- Saturday quakes also damaged dozens of residential buildings in the Kolkhozobod district.

18:21, july 31, 2006

U.S. Government provides immediate assistance to earthquake victims in southern Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , July 31, Asia-Plus - The U.S.

10:01, july 31, 2006

Government sends humanitarian aid to Qumsangir for quake-affected population

The government has sent 20 tons of wheat flour, 10 tons of vegetable oil and 8 tons sugar to Qumsangir for the quake-affected population.

14:30, july 30, 2006

Quakes in Tajikistan kill three, injure 19, leave 1,200 homeless

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale has killed at least three children aged 7 to 10 and injured some 20 people in southern Tajikistan. Some 1,200 people have been left without shelter.

18:16, july 26, 2006

One Tajik killed, another injured in attack in Russia city of Mytishchi Tuesday

DUSHANBE, July 26, Asia-Plus - Russia ’s information-analytical center “Sova” reports one Tajik has been killed and another one has been injured in an attack in the city of

19:26, july 19, 2006

Tajikistan needs some 190 million Somonis to rehabilitate and construct river bank protection works, says Tajik emergencies official

DUSHANBE , July 19, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan needs some 190 million Somonis to rehabilitate and construct river bank protection works, Hiloliddin Shamsiddinov,

18:12, july 19, 2006

27 people killed in natural disasters in Tajikistan this year: MES official

DUSHANBE , July 19, Asia-Plus - On Wednesday July 19, the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) gave a news conference on the results of work carried out by the ministry in

12:33, july 18, 2006

Minor tremor jolts Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , July 18, Asia-Plus - A minor earthquake measuring 2.5-3.0 on the 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe today morning, at 8:43 a.m.

11:42, july 18, 2006

Tajikistan needs to regulate flow of the Panj River, says minister of land reclamation and water resources

DUSHANBE, July 18, Asia-Plus -- Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources Abduqohir Nazriov told a press conference in Dushanbe on July 17 that Tajikistan has still failed to regulate a flow

16:14, july 17, 2006

Residents of villages in Panjakent threatened by flooding evacuated to safe places

DUSHANBE , July 17, Asia-Plus -- Six residential buildings in the villages of Surkhob and Chubet in the Khurmi jamoat of the Tajik northern district of Panjakent are

18:00, july 13, 2006

65 Tajik builders working in Yekaterinburg diagnosed with food intoxication

DUSHANBE, July 13, Asia-Plus - 65 builders from Tajikistan constructing large shopping center “IKEA” in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg diagnosed with food poisoning were hospitalized on July 12.

11:30, july 13, 2006

Two other Tajiks killed in Russia

DUSHANBE , July 13, Asia -Plus - Two Tajiks have been killed in the Russian region of Chita .

19:32, july 12, 2006

Blast occurs on gas pipeline Yangiyer-Ferghana in Konibodom

An explosion took place today afternoon on the Yangiyer-Ferghana gas pipeline near the village of Ravat in Konibodom

19:09, july 12, 2006

The main objective of the project to strengthen safety and mitigate flood effects on the Panj River, says MES official

DUSHANBE, July 12, Asia-Plus -- “Work on the project on natural disaster prevention on the Panj River is designed for three years,” Deputy Emergencies Minister, Abdurrahim Rajabov, remarked at a

14:07, july 11, 2006

MES to work out general plan of construction of riverbank protection works along the Panj River

DUSHANBE , July 11, Asia-Plus - An international two-day seminar formally titled “Management of Emergencies in Case of Flooding” opened in Dushanbe today.

11:50, july 11, 2006

Damage caused to “Tajik Textiles” plant by fire amounts to approximately 8,000 Somonis

DUSHANBE , July 11, Asia-Plus - A damage caused to the open joint-stock company (OJSC) “Tajik Textiles” by a Sunday fire has amounted to approximately 8,000 Somonis.

18:13, july 10, 2006

Russian emergencies employee demand money for extracting dead body of Tajik from marsh: “Tajiks” Popular League head

DUSHANBE , July 10, Asia-Plus - On Sunday July 9, Tajik was drowned in a marsh in the Saltykovsky district of the Moscow region, Karomat Sharipov, the

17:15, july 10, 2006

Results of survey on assessment of emergencies on the Panj River to be discussed in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , July 10, Asia-Plus - An international two-day seminar formally titled “Management of Emergencies in Case of Flooding” will open in Dushanbe on July

12:44, july 10, 2006

Blaze partially damages administrative building at “Tajik Textiles” plant in Tajik capital

DUSHANBE , July 10, Asia-Plus - A fire has partially damaged an administrative building at the open joint-stock company (OJSC) “Tajik Textiles”, according to information from

11:26, july 7, 2006

190 bodies of Tajik labor migrants returned to Tajikistan from Russia since the beginning of the year

20 Tajik migrant workers have been killed in Russian Federation since the beginning of this year.

11:20, july 6, 2006

Mild tremor jolts Tajik capital today tomorrow

An earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale jolted Dushanbe today morning, at around 8:57 a.m. The tremor also could be field in the eastern part of Tajikistan.

11:11, july 4, 2006

Landslide blocks 50-meter section of highway from Dushanbe to Khorog

Torrential rain on July 3 caused a landslide that blocked the highway from Dushanbe to Khorog in the Darvoz district of Gorno Badakhshan.

12:11, july 3, 2006

Two killed, two injured in Ayni traffic accident

Two persons have been killed and tow other have been injured as to vehicles collided on the Anzob pass.

12:37, june 30, 2006

Dead body of young woman found in the center of Tajik capital late Thursday

Police have found dead body of young woman in the Dushanbe Central Park near the Entertainment Complex â€œFaroghatâ€ (formerly Jomi Jam)

09:30, june 29, 2006

Two-seat Yakovlev-52 plane crashes near Tajik capital

One person was killed and one other was injured Wednesday as a two-seat Yakovlev-52 plane crashed near Dushanbe.

18:29, june 28, 2006

Tajik national budget stipulates expenditure of up to 20 million Somonis on mitigation of disaster risks: Tajik vice-premier

DUSHANBE , June 28, Asia-Plus - Tajikistan annually stipulates 18 million – 20 million Somonis on mitigation of effects of the natural disasters, Deputy Prime

18:24, june 28, 2006

Tajikistan declares for unification of scientific-technical foundations of actions in case of emergencies

DUSHANBE, June 28, Asia-Plus - Under present conditions an issue of providing safety in case of emergencies has become one of the most important socioeconomic, political, socio-demographic and

13:28, june 28, 2006

International conference on natural disaster response issues opens in Tajik capital today

DUSHANBE , June 28, Asia-Plus - An international three-day conference on the implementation of the Hyogo Declaration on reducing and mitigating natural disaster risks opened in

10:40, june 28, 2006