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Description of the disaster
Heavy rains triggered flash floods and mudslides in several districts of Tajikistan from 11 to 13 May 2015 and significant damage was caused to households, infrastructure and livestock in Qubodiyon, Jilikul, Khuroson, Vaksh and Hamadony districts in Khatlon province and Hoit administrative centre in the Rasht valley. According to the rapid assessment results from the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense and the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan, 296 families (1,776 people) from the above mentioned areas were severely affected by floods and mudslides. Most of the houses were heavily damaged and rendered unusable. Roads, bridges, schools, agricultural fields, family plots and four schools were also affected and destroyed. The result of the detailed assessment conducted by the Governmental Emergency Commission and the Coordination Team members revealed that the affected population urgently needed shelter, food, hygiene and sanitation, drinking water, household equipment and construction tools and materials to renovate and reconstruct their damaged and destroyed houses.
In close collaboration with the Tajik Government as well as international and national non-governmental agencies and local communities and supported by IFRC, the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan responded to the floods with the provision of relief supplies to the vulnerable population. The Red Crescent`services included first aid, evacuation interventions, food and non-food items and hygiene promotion