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Tajikistan: Floods - Apr 2007

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Past
Countries
Tajikistan
Disaster types
Flood

Five districts in Tajikistan were affected as a result of heavy rainfall, which hit the eastern part of the country from 16 to 18 April 2007. The flooding caused severe damage to public and private buildings as well as bridges, roads, dikes and dams, disrupted water supply systems and activated landslides.

The most seriously affected regions were Rudaky, Tursunzade, Varzob and Vahdat districts (RRS) and Panjakent district of Sughd oblast. [...] The situation assessments conducted by the international agencies and a national emergency commission indicated that in total one person died and 17,184 people from 46 villages were directly affected. In addition, 2,089 houses were damaged (out of which more than 209 were completely destroyed), 1,880 houses partly damaged and many people lost their food stock and home properties. (IFRC, 10 Jul 2007)