Tajikistan – Over the weekend of January 28-29, 2017 a series of avalanches hit Tajikistan killing at least 7 people.
Five people were killed on the highway between the Capital of Dushanbe and Khujand. Authorities note that over 200 vehicles were trapped after 40 avalanches hit the Dushanbe-Khujand road. Over 800 people, 50 trucks, and 150 passenger vehicles were evacuated from the area due to avalanches. For photos of the avalanches in this area visit Avesta.tj.
Two more individuals died in avalanches in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in the remote Pamir region of Tajikistan.
Update 2/2: It is now reported than there are 8 dead and 1 missing. One of those fatalities was Sergeant Sayumars Gulmadov, a 22-year-old police officer who was helping to pull people from the debris (RIA.ru)
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