: Disasters in April and May 2014 - Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 10 June 2014)

1 Sy Bobojon BACKGROUND Affected people r D RESPONSE arya Between 11 April and 18 May 1 - 88 Jabbor National and local military Rasulov 2014 a series of small to medium 89 - 233 Spitamen structures were immediately scale disasters occurred in deployed to support Tajikistan’s Isfara several . 234 - 1071 Committee of Emergency Flash floods and mudslides 1072 - 1739 Situations to gain access to the pounded the already poor 1740 - 2520 affected communities. The communities in quick 1 Government carried out a rapid succession, leaving little time for # Number of people died Gonchi initial assessment and relocated recovery. Agricultural lands Jirgatol the affected population to safer suffered significant damage at a places and supplied life-saving time when planting works were SUGHD Kuhistoni Tojikobod items such as food, temporary taking place. Livestock also Rasht shelters and blankets. The Rapid Ayni perished in the disasters, putting Emergency Assessment and additional stress on the affected DISTRICTS OF REPUBLICAN SUBORDINATION Coordination Team (REACT), TAJIKISTAN families who are often reliant on TAJIKISTAN Tavildara consisting of donor agencies, cattle for their livelihood. national and international NGOs, Nurobod Vahdat the National Red Crescent Varzob Roghun movement and UN agencies, flash floods mudslides Shahrinaw Darvoz 19 2 complemented the Government Tursunzoda assessment and contributed to people died Gissar Dushanbe 20 \! Faizobod Baljuvon Khovaling the assistance through provision 1 of fuel, food and non-food items. Norak The Government issued a affected people Rudaki 7,400 decree to allocate land spots for Temurmalik Muminobod construction of houses to families Yovon 1,200ha land loss who lost their dwellings. 2 Danghara UZBEKISTAN Khuroson 1 TYPES OF DISASTERS, 1,300 livestock killed KHATLON Kulob 3 Shuroobod TAJIKISTAN, 1998-2012 Sarband 1 Vose 1 14 Drought 24 SEASONAL AND HAZARDS Hamadoni 2 Bokhtar CALENDAR, TAJIKISTAN Hailstorm 38

Qabodiyon Vakhsh Cold Wave 41 Disasters mostly occur in spring, Farkhor often meddling with planting. It is Landslide 47 Jilikul AFGHANISTAN also the lean season when food Shahrtuz Kolkhazobod Avalanche 60 stocks are low. Qumsangir Panj Earthquake 75 JAN DEC Storm 94 Sowing / planting ya ar TAJIKISTAN D u Nosiri 124 Lean season m Flood A Khisrav Rainy season Heavy Snowfall 126 Floods Mudslide 383 Locust 50 km Harvesting Flash flood 495 The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Creation date: 29 July 2014 ID: ROCCA_00001 Feedback: [email protected] www.unocha.org/rocca www.reliefweb.int Glide Numbers: LS-2014-000051-TJK, FL-2014-000054-TJK, MS-2014-000057-TJK, FL-2014-000063-TJK Sources: Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) Tajikistan1, HEWS - Humanitarian Early Warning Service2, Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence of the Republic of Tajikistan3