RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : Tajikistan - Earthquake

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Situation Update No. 3 Posted:2010-01-03, 07:35:31 [UTC] Ref.no.: EQ-20100103-24409-TJK Situation Update No. 3 On 2010-01-04 at 06:15:46 [UTC] Event: Earthquake Location: Tajikistan Province of Gorno-Badakhshan Vanchsky district Number of Evacuated: 20000 person(s) Situation: An earthquake in the southern mountainous region of Tajikistan on Saturday has destroyed at least 1,050 houses, but no human deaths were reported, said local officials. Preliminary damage is estimate at about 1.5 million U.S. dollars, the deputy head of the district, Azimjon Shamsiddinov said.. He said people who lost their shelters in the quake have been temporarily settled in their relatives' homes or public shelters such as schools and hospitals. Local authorities are making efforts to provide them with life necessities. The epicenter of the quake was in Vanj district and the magnitude was 5.5 on the Richter scale, according to Tajikistan's seismic monitor center. Earthquakes are relatively common in Tajikistan. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu