Day: February 16, 2023

Avalanches caused by heavy snow have killed at least 16 people in Tajikistan.

As it was reported earlier, an avalanche that came down in Nosir-Khusrav neighborhood unit of Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Wednesday morning destroyed four houses and partially damaged 35 others, killing thirteen people. Twelve other people reportedly sustained various injuries.

Most of the dead are residents of GBAO’s Murgab district who were renting a house in Khorog. Among the victims are also residents of Khorog itself, Tsorsh village of Roshtqala district and Derzoud village of Rushan district.

Among those injured by the avalanche are also residents of Murgab district, Khorog as well as Roshtqala and Ishkashim districts.

The Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has said the rescue phase came to an end in Khorog on February 16, while the search operation is under way.

Meanwhile, the evening news of the GBAO Regional TV Station in Russian reported Wednesday at 6:00 pm that three avalanches came down in Khorog Wednesday morning.

An avalanche that came down in Khorog’s Tem neighborhood unit reportedly destroyed the gas station and canteen at it. Fortunately no casualties were reported.

The Emergencies Committee also reported that avalanches killed two other people in GBAO’s Vanj district.

27 avalanches reportedly occurred in the GBAO during the period from February 13 to February 15. To-date, 11 households in Vanj district, 335 households in Rushan district, 17 households in the city of Khorog, 10 households in Shugnan district, and 39 households in Roshtqala district have been evacuated from avalanche-prone areas to safe places

According to the Emergencies Committee, one more person was killed by an avalanche in Varzob district on a highway linking Dushanbe with the northern city of Khujand, the capital of Sughd province.

An avalanche came down Wednesday morning on the 65th kilometer of the Dushanbe-Khujand highway, trapping four cars. The passengers and drivers were saved. Unfortunately, one of the drivers died.

Mountains cover 93 percent of Tajikistan’s territory, and avalanches and mudslides kill dozens of people every year.

The Emergencies Committee warns that warmer temperatures have increased the risk of further avalanches in the country and advises people not to travel to mountain areas unnecessarily

Source: Asia-Plus

The death toll from avalanches in Khorug reached 13 people, as well as the number of injured – 12 people, reports the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense.

Also 4 residential buildings completely and 35 partially damaged. Five household objects were caused by damage.

On February 15, at approximately 9:50 am local time, as a result of heavy snowfall, a large avalanche descended on the residential buildings of the Nosir Khusrav settlement in Khorug.

The Regional Commission for Emergency Situations determines the damage.

On that day, at about 12:80, a 30-year-old resident of the Sadvad village of the Vanj district fell under an avalanche and died. His body was recovered by the locals.

At 5:10 pm, two residents of the Khaspo village of the Vanj district, who arrived for the funeral rite of the deceased resident of the Sadvad village, also fell under the avalanche, one was rescued, the search for the other continues.

According to the Committee, from February 13 through February 15, 27 cases of avalanches were registered in Tajikistan.

In order to evacuate the population from dangerous areas to safe places, 11 farms were evacuated in Vanj district, 335 farms in Rushon district, 10 farms in Shugnon district, 39 farms in Roshtkala district and 17 farms in Khorug.

Also on February 15, at about 12:00, avalanches descended on the 65th km of the Dushanbe-Varzob highway, killing a 47-year-old driver. His body was removed by the rescuers of the Committee.

According to forecasters, the danger of avalanches will remain until February 19.

Earlier, the Committee has already reported that due to warming in recent days and precipitation, the danger of avalanches remains in the western regions of GBAO, in the mountains of the Hissor Range, as well as on the Dushanbe-Khorug, Dushanbe-Khujand, Dushanbe-Lakhsh, Khorug — Murghob, and Khorug – Ishkoshim highways.

Source: National information agency of Tajikistan

Ten people were killed in avalanches in Tajikistan yesterday, according to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defence.

Eight people died and 22 residential houses were destroyed, after heavy snow hit Khorog, the capital city of Tajikistan’s eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Region. The avalanche also caused blackouts in the region.

Another two were killed in an avalanche near Dushanbe, the nation’s capital, which also left many cars buried on a highway.

Local meteorological department has warned that the avalanche threat will last until Feb 19.

Tajikistan, with mountainous regions accounting for 93 percent of its territories, is prone to natural disasters like avalanches and mountain torrents.

Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK