Over the past day, due to continuous rain in Tajikistan, landslides and mudflows have been recorded in the country, as reported by the Committee of Emergency Situations (CES) of the republic.
In the evening of April 25, due to precipitation from the hills surrounding the village of Shurchashma in the Rudaki district, landslides occurred. As a result, water partially flooded the basements of 4 residential houses and 30 auxiliary structures of local residents.
The district Emergency Situations Commission is working on site, carrying out operations to eliminate the consequences of the natural disaster. Fortunately, there have been no casualties or serious damage from the landslides.
Today, on April 26, early in the morning, a landslide occurred on the territory of the village of Lokhuti in the Khovaling jamoat. The incident resulted in damage to the wall of the village's general education institution. Additionally, the mudflow flooded 3 household plots of local residents. Efforts are underway to mitigate the effects of the disaster.
Also today, at the 295th kilometer of the Kulob-Darvaz-Khorog highway, passing through the territory of the village of Kufob in the Darvaz district, a landslide occurred. This led to a temporary blockage of the road. At present, the road has been cleared, and traffic has been restored.
Intense precipitation has caused the water level in the Mazor River to rise, resulting in the erosion of over 120 meters of the protective dam in the village of Kaltachanor in the Baldzhuvan district of the Khatlon region.
On the Kulob-Khovaling highway, in the territory of the rural jamoat of Lokhuti, landslides occurred in 5 locations today, blocking the road. Currently, the road has been cleared, and traffic has resumed.
According to meteorologists, unstable weather conditions are expected to persist in the country until April 28, with precipitation, the risk of landslides, rising river levels, rockfalls, and mudflows.
