As a result of an avalanche on February 15, 16 Tajik citizens died. Officials say that 13 people died in Khorog, two in Vanj and one more on the Dushanbe-Chanok road.
In addition to these deaths, two residents of Ishkoshim district are missing and their fate is unknown.
Umeda Yusufi, the spokesperson of the Emergency Situations Committee, told Radio Ozodi on the morning of February 16 that the rescue operations in the city of Khorug have been completed. On the morning of February 15, 39 houses, the Afghan consulate and a number of residents were buried under the snow in the city of Khorug following an avalanche. Six houses were completely destroyed.
The spokesperson of the Emergency Situations Committee says that according to the latest statistics, 13 bodies were brought out from under the snow in the city of Khorug. According to the source, 12 people were rescued from the snow in the city of Khorug.
Umeda Yusufi added that the removal works are currently ongoing in the city of Khorug, and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations is at the scene of the incident. “The Chairman of the Committee is also on the way to the Ministry of Education and Culture,” added the source.
The press office of the Badakhshan regional government says that among the 13 victims of the avalanche in Khorug, 9 of them are residents of Murgob district, two are residents of Khorug, and one is a resident of Roshtkala and Rushon districts. According to the source, five of the deceased are students of Khorug State University and Khorug Medical College.
According to the report of the government of Badakhshan, residents whose houses are located in dangerous areas were moved to safer places. However, the authorities did not say how many residents were relocated.
In the avalanche on February 15, two residents of Vanj district lost their lives. Officials of emergency management of Vanj district said that Salman Dildorov, a 31-year-old resident of Sadvadg village, fell under an avalanche on February 15 and died.
According to the source, on the evening of February 15, an avalanche descended again in Vanj district and took away two people who were on their way to a funeral. Officials of the Vanj emergency department said that one of them was found alive, and the second, Maruf Gulov, a resident of the village of Fed, died.
Another victim of the avalanche was a driver on the Dushanbe-Chanok road. The IRS company responsible for maintaining the Dushanbe-Chanok road, which receives money from drivers, says that the incident happened after noon on February 15 at kilometer 66 in Varzob region.
According to the source, the deceased was an Opel-Zefira driver who “disregarded the experts’ recommendations and got out of the car.”
“All cars were banned and the BDA employees emphasized that there are no people in the car. But this driver is indifferent and gets out of the car and the avalanche puts him under the truck,” said the IRS company.
The Dushanbe-Chanok road, the only traffic route to the north of the country, has been closed since the evening of February 15.
According to the videos obtained by Radio Ozodi, there was an avalanche in Sangvor district on February 15. Officials say that a resident of this district was rescued from under it.
The Emergency Situations Committee of Tajikistan, relying on the information of the Meteorological Agency, warns of heavy rains and the risk of avalanches from February 15 to 17. Therefore, the residents are asked to refrain from unnecessary trips to the highlands.
Source : Радиои Озодӣ
