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A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
Prolonged torrential rains caused a number of floods and mudslides between 11 and 13 May 2015 that damaged some communities in Qubodiyon, Jilikul, Khuroson, Vaksh and Hamadony districts in Khatlon province and Hoit administrative center of the Rasht valley of Tajikistan.
According to the rapid assessment results received from the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense and the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan, 296 families (1,776 people)1 from the above mentioned areas are severely affected as a result of heavy rains causing floods and mudslides. Most of the houses are heavily damaged and rendered unusable. The roads, bridges, schools, agricultural fields, family plots and four schools are also affected and destroyed. The rapid assessment conducted by the Governmental Emergency Commission and the Committee for Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination revealed that the affected population urgently needs shelter, food, hygiene and sanitation, drinking water and household appliances.