Recent heavy snowfall and rains have increased risks of avalanches and rockfalls in mountain areas of the country, says the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan.
“Heavy sleet on February 20 caused a rockfall that blocked the main highway from Dushanbe to Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), near the village of Yakhchisor in GBAO’s Darvoz district (285 the kilometer of the Dushanbe-Kulob-Darvoz-Khorog highway),” Umeda Yusufi, a spokeswoman for the Emergencies Committee, told Asia-Plus in an interview today morning.
“Currently, employees of the district road service are working at the rockfall site. The highway is still closed for traffic,” she said.
According to her, the risk of further avalanches and rockfalls in the mountain areas of the country due to heavy snowfall and rain.
The Emergencies Committee advises people throughout much of the country not to travel unnecessarily to mountain areas.
Tajikistan authorities claim that there are almost no unemployed people in the country
Iranian delegation arrives in Tajikistan to discuss cooperation issues
Moscow expects more than 20 heads of state and government at the Victory Day Parade on May 9
Saudi Arabia to provide US$100 monthly assistance to 1,000 orphans in Tajikistan during a year
Former mayor of Konibodom arrested on suspicion of bribery and fraud
Tajikistan criminalizes illegal manipulation of electricity meters
Top Russian diplomat disagrees with Kazakh president’s position on a nation’s right to territorial integrity
Tajikistan's labor ministry announces job opportunities at Qatar airport
How will salaries be increased in Tajikistan in 2025?
Trump administration announces freeze in US$2.2 billion for Harvard University
All news
Авторизуйтесь, пожалуйста