Rains and mudslides destroyed several residential buildings in Khatlon

On November 9, mudslides occurred in the Panj district of the Khatlon region, flooding several residential houses.

According to the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of Tajikistan under the Government of Tajikistan, heavy rainfall triggered mudslides in the territory of the village of 10th Anniversary of State Independence in the Namuna rural community of the Panj district, causing damage to 6 residential houses and 74 household plots.

Also, in the territory of the village of Pakhtakor in the Kabut Sayfutdinov rural community, mudslides caused damage to 21 household plots and three auxiliary structures of local residents.

As a result of the rising water level in the canal of the village of Otchopar in the Ozodagon rural community, the overflowing water flooded the basements of 12 residential houses of local residents, the report notes.

As a result of the rising water level in the canal of the village of Otchopar in the Ozodagon rural community, the overflowing water flooded the basements of 12 residential houses of local residents.

Earlier, the Committee for Emergency Situations reported that on November 8 and 9, 2023, heavy rainfall is expected in the republic, and in the valleys and mountainous areas under republican jurisdiction and in the Sughd region, the risk of local mudslides is increased.