On Wednesday morning in Khuroson two children became the victims of mudslide, a five-year old Abdurasul Nabiev and two-year old Abdurahmon Soliev. These boys, who are the villagers of Mehnatobod, Kizil-Kala Jamoat, Khuroson district, were buried under the mud weight.
According to press service of the Committee for Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of Tajikistan, about 170 households were ruined because of the mudflow.
Meanwhile, as AP was informed by Hotamsho Sharipov, Director of Khatlon’s emergency situations headquarter, deputy Chairman of Emergency Commission, Abdusattor Khushvakhtov has arrived to the place. To prevent the recurrence of mudflow heavy equipment has been mobilized. Population of the village was evacuated to the safer place. According to AP correspondent, which is currently in the accident area, dead corpses of domestic animals can be seen along the territory of village, flooded by mud.
Avaz Goziev, local residednt told to ‘AP’, that he moved his kids to the safer place yesterday. «Many children were outside at the time of accident and could not resist to the flow, however our men with rubber circles around hurried up to save children. We couldn’t save only two children, unfortunately, – says Mr. Guziev, – one child has been washed away right from the hands of his mom. The mother herself now is in the hospital. It is very dangerous to live in our village. Debris flows are overloaded and, therefore, in the case of rains, again the mudflow is possible, it will be dangerous”.
