The work to address the Avalanche situation is now well under way although much slower than we had hoped. The process of getting food and clothing to the remote areas has been hampered by the ensuing rains, flooding, mud slides and rock fall. These have blocked main

According to Radzhabov, over half of the country - the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, the Eastern and Southeastern regions - turned to be in the zone of snowstorms. Several hundreds of avalanches rushed down on villages and highways from mountains over the two weeks

In Brief

This Bulletin No. 2/2005 is being issued for information only. The Federation is not seeking funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time. Any change in this will be detailed in a later bulletin.

The Situation

Background

Numerous snow showers that started on

This report is based on information provided by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.

Situation

1. Hazard winter conditions have continued in eastern and southern Tajikistan, with more than 2 metres of snowfall reported. Warmer temperatures this week have increased the risk of further avalanches in the mountainous regions, while more snow is expected throughout the weekend. Majority of the roads are still closed and communication

ANKARA, 9 February (IRIN) - Warmer temperatures have increased the risk of further avalanches in Tajikistan, where hundreds of snow-slides have occurred over the past 10 days, the UN warned on Wednesday.

"The risk has definitely increased," Ole Ramsing, manager of the United Nations Disaster Risk Management Project (DRMP) in Tajikistan told IRIN from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, noting some 2,800 people had already been evacuated by the authorities.

While most roads were open, people throughout

The 10 deaths were in the district of Nurobad around 140 kilometers (87 miles) east of Dushanbe, where another four people were hospitalized in critical conditions, Emergency Situations Minister Mirzo Zieyev said.

The avalanches, triggered after recent heavy snowfall in eastern Tajikistan, destroyed dozens of homes and a school in the region, he added.

ANKARA, 4 February (IRIN) - Following heavy snow in Tajikistan, a house collapsed on Thursday in the Nurobod district of central Rasht Valley, killing nine people and seriously injuring three more, Sirojiddin Mulloev, a spokesman for the Tajik emergency ministry, told IRIN from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, a day later.

"There have been avalanches in other areas, particularly in the Obigarm-Nurobod area [in central Tajikistan] - some 200 vehicles have been trapped from both sides of the road and they