A HAZARDOUS LANDSCAPE Tajikistan’s steep mountainous terrain make it highly susceptible to many natural hazards, including earthquakes, floods, landslides, and avalanches. Shocks like these are a...
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Document Overview This document provides practical examples of ongoing or recent activities of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) related to internal displacement. In line with the...
17 February 2017 – Dushanbe, Tajikistan The abnormality with weather conditions back in 2015 triggered several mudflows and floods throughout Tajikistan highlighting the threat posed by...
When disaster strikes, access constraints can severely affect timely humanitarian assistance to isolated and disaster-prone mountain communities. Local people often are forced to be self-sufficient...
A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster High temperatures and the rapid melting of snow and glaciers between 1 July to 22 July 2015 triggered mudflows and floods in the Gorno Badakhshan...
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HIGHLIGHTS Earthquakes hit Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan ahead of winter. Heavy weaponry is used for the first time since the 1994 ceasefire in Nagorno- Karabakh. Over 10,000 people affected and 19...
Executive Summary Unprecedented high temperatures and aberrantly heavy rainfalls across the mountainous ranges of Tajikistan resulted in melting of glaciers in the upper reaches leading to mudflows...
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A. Situation analysisDescription of the disaster As a result of heavy rains and strong winds on 7-8 June 2015 in the northern part of Tajikistan, floods and mudslides hit the population of three...
Situation analysis 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...
GENERAL TRENDS NATURAL HAZARDS According to long-term observations, in September 2015 a risk of an emergency caused by weather is weak. Rains at lower elevations and snow at higher elevation are...
One day in mid-July, Nazim brought a truckload of clothes and food to his home in Barsem, a village in the Pamir Mountains of east Tajikistan, in preparation for his wedding later in the summer. The...
Overview of Disasters in Tajikistan July – August 2015
A monthly summary of activities by REACT members in Tajikistan FIFTH MEETING OF THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION IN TAJIKISTAN ON EMERGENCY SITUATIONS The fifth meeting of the heads of...
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Today, pursiant to the order of the Government of the Russian Federation, a Russian Emergencies Ministry's Il-76 jet has taken off from Ramenskoye Airfield located near Moscow heading to the airport...
Highlights High temperatures in August, that had triggered prediction of the risk of continued melting of glaciers by the Country Early Warning System, did not lead to any further mudslides...
Decreased potato prices may affect producers in Rasht Valley Key Messages The wheat harvest has concluded in most areas of Tajikistan, but is ongoing in high-elevation areas. Production estimates...
Tajikistan experienced critical flooding across the country in mid-July 2015. High temperatures led to rapid melting of glaciers and snow fields triggering mudflows in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous...
GENERAL TRENDS NATURAL HAZARDS In August 2015, according to long-term observations, a risk of an emergency caused by mudflows and floods in the basins of the Vakhsh and Panj due to melting glaciers...
Highlights High temperatures mid-July led to rapid melting of snow and glacier ice that resulted in mudslides in GBAO and Rasht District of Tajikistan. Furthermore, on 24 July 2015 heavy rains...