Due to heavy snowfall, the Khujand-Dushanbe highway is closed. Photo: Internet On the morning of January 10, more than 30 avalanches occurred on the Dushanbe-Chanok highway from the 53rd to the 81st kilometer. This was reported by the company IRS (Innovative Road Solutions) on its Facebook page. “In this regard, in coordination with the Traffic […]
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Due to heavy snowfall, the Khujand-Dushanbe highway is closed.
Photo: Internet
On the morning of January 10, more than 30 avalanches occurred on the Dushanbe-Chanok highway from the 53rd to the 81st kilometer. This was reported by the company IRS (Innovative Road Solutions) on its Facebook page.
“In this regard, in coordination with the Traffic Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, the movement of all types of vehicles is temporarily prohibited,” the message states.
The IRS company urged drivers to refrain from traveling until the situation stabilizes.
It is also reported that the snowfall is intensifying and there is a risk of new avalanches.
The Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the republic also reports that the natural disaster has complicated transportation on the country’s highways. In this regard, the agency strongly urges the population to be cautious and remain vigilant, and to refrain from traveling through dangerous sections of the highways, collecting firewood, and hiking in the mountains if possible.
Photo: Internet