Translated with AI
In 2025, a total of 287 natural emergencies and incidents were registered in the Republic of Tajikistan. This was announced by Rajabali Rahmonali, Chairman of the Committee for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tajikistan, at a press conference on February 6.
According to him, during the reporting period, 83 mudflows, 79 avalanches, 35 earthquakes, 24 rockfalls, 18 torrential rains, 18 strong winds, 14 rising water levels, 9 landslides, 4 thunderstorms, 2 heavy snowfalls, and 1 severe cold were recorded.
Of the total number of registered emergencies, 12 caused economic damage to cities and districts across the country. The total damage amounted to 20,758,700 somoni.
As Rajabali Rahmonali noted, the percentage of natural disasters causing damage during the reporting period was distributed as follows. Avalanches (3 incidents, or 25 percent) were recorded in the city of Panjakent and the Ayni district. Heavy rains and mudflows (4 incidents, or 33.3 percent) occurred in the city of Panjakent, the Ayni district of the Sughd region, the Rushan district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, and the Lakhsh district. Earthquakes (1 incident, or 8.3 percent) were recorded in the Rasht and Tojikobod districts. Thunderstorms (2 incidents, or 16.7 percent) were recorded in the city of Panjakent and the Devashtich district of the Sughd region. Landslides and sinkholes (2 incidents, or 16.7 percent) occurred in the Varzob district and the town of Rogun.
Six Tajik citizens died as a result of six natural disasters. Three people died in avalanches—one each in the Varzob and Ayni districts and the city of Panjakent. Two people died in lightning strikes—one in the city of Panjakent and one in the Devashtich district. Another person died in an earthquake in the Rasht district.
By comparison, 639 natural emergencies were registered in the Republic of Tajikistan during the 2024 reporting period. Fifty of these incidents resulted in economic damage to cities and districts totaling 161,050,100 somoni. Seventeen citizens lost their lives as a result of natural emergencies in 2024.
