| Situation Update No. 3 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. |  |
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