OCHA Situation Report No.1
Tajikistan - Floods and Mudslides
10 May 2006


This situation report is based on information provided to OCHA by the 
Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan and media reports.

Situation

1. During the last week of April and the first days of May 2006 heavy 
rain, hail and wind caused several mudslides and floods in southern 
Tajikistan. Farmlands, over 3.000 ha of cotton plantations and 
infrastructure such as roads and bridges were damaged in a number of 
districts of Khatlon Oblast (Muminobod, Shurobod, Danghara, Temurmalik, 
Jomi and Yovon). One casualty is reported in Khorasan District of 
Khatlon Oblast.

2. According to CARE, roofs of medical facilities, administrative 
buildings and houses, electricity lines and farmland were damaged by 
hail in the villages of Sitorai Surkh, Jomi, Obi Muki, Aovin, Haeti Nav, 
Navoi, Dashtobod, Komsomol and Haeti Nav Town. These are all located in 
the District of Yovon.

3. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations the largest 
landslide buried around 100 metres of the water supply pipeline in the 
village of Qadi Ob in the Rogun District. As a result the population of 
Rogun Town, an estimated 13.000 people, did not have access to clean 
drinking water. Rogun Town is located approximately 100 km east of the 
capital Dushanbe and is of difficult access.

4. The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MoES) and other REACT partners 
have been conducting needs assessments in the affected areas and have 
announced emergency measures. The assessment report states there is need 
for construction material. According to the IFRC and the Red Crescent 
Society of Tajikistan (RCST) 56 houses were damaged in the village of 
Surkhob in Jomi District. Six of the houses were completely destroyed 
and 5 residents were hospitalised.

5. A joint assessment visit to the village of Tanobchi in the Temurmalik 
District of Khatlon Oblast was undertaken on 3 May by the RCST, the 
MoES, Oxfam, Mission East and the WFP. Here floods affected 65 
households, out of which six were severely damaged.

National and Local Response

6. In Rogun Town local authorities with the aid of emergency units have 
provided the population with the clean drinking water by trucks. 
According to the assessment by Oxfam GB, on 4th of May, local 
authorities together with active community involvement took urgent 
actions and water supply has been restored

7. The RCST has provided Surkhob in Jomi District with mattresses, 
blankets, bedding sets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, kerosene stoves, 
plastic buckets and water containers.

8. In Tanobchi village of Temurmalik District the RCST provided tents, 
mattresses, blankets, hygiene kits, shovels, kerosene stoves and plastic 
buckets.  WFP has provided food assistance to 4 severely affected 
households (a total of 34 people).

9. On 5 May REACT partners undertook a joint assessment visit to the 
village of Surkhob in Jomi District. No request for emergency assistance 
was reported.

International response

9. The Government has not requested international assistance.

10. OCHA is in close contact with the Office of the United Nations 
Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan and will revert with further 
information as it becomes available.

11. This situation report, together with further information on other 
ongoing emergencies is also available on the OCHA Internet Website at 
http://www.reliefweb.int

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