The torrential rains of 7 May, 2010, caused floods and mudslides in Tajikistan. In total 10 districts were affected in the south regions, of wich Vose, Muminabad, Temurmalik, Baljuvon and Shurabad districts and Kulyab town of Kulyab region, as well as Nurek, J. Rumi, Yovon and Jilikul districts of Kurgan-tube region. According to the preliminary data received from RCST regional branches, the average number of disaster affected residencies in both regions is some 1059 houses (or 6354 people), out of which 179 houses totally destroyed. On the report of RCST staff and volunteers 60 people were killed, but at this stage only 13 people officially reported by the government, 40-50 are missing, 40 hospitalized and 85 injured.
Source: GlideNumber
Available Space-based Information for: Floods in Tajikistan (May 7 - ongoing)
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Status Update: 20/05/2010
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Contacts:
UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER:
Focal Point: Shirish Ravan
Email: un-spider [at] unoosa.org
Contact Points in Tajikistan
Mr. Daler Dadobaev
Disaster Risk Management Programme
UNDP Tajikistan
Daler.Dadobaev [at] undp.org
Mr. Khusrav Sharifov
Manager
Disaster Risk Management Programme
UNDP Tajikistan
khusrav.sharifov [at] undp.org,
Tel: (+992 47) 441 0737 / 441 0738,
Mobile phone: (+992 918) 707858
Coordinates of affected areas (AOI)
Geographical Coordinates for Charter activation request
Upper left
Lat. :37°56'43.98"N
Lon.:69°43'33.80"E
Lower right
Lat. :37°51'37.61"N
Lon.:69°53'16.03"E
International Charter Space and Major Disasters
International Charter:
Activation requested on 11/05/2010
Requested by: UNOOSA on behalf of UNDP Tajikistan
Activation Request approved: 11/5/2010
Link: http://www.disasterscharter.org
Project Manager:
tbd
Sentinel Asia
Activated
Link: https://sentinel.tksc.jaxa.jp/sentinel2/emobSelect.action?subset_name=Emergency%20Observation
Reference Map
Link: http://reliefweb.int/rw/fullmaps_sa.nsf/luFullMap/9FF9BF1E89F0A6C0C125771F0037BB0D/$File/map.pdf?OpenElement
Space-based resources:
Satellite Tasking No | Satellite | Sensor | Date | Area | Type | Status | Remarks |
| ALOS (Sentinel Asia) | 11/5/2010
14/4/2010
18/2/2010 | post-disaster
pre-disaster | Collected
Collected
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| Digital Globe Crisis Event Service | 11/5/2010 | Activated | |||||
3 | Quickbird-2 | 14/10/2009
19/10/2009
13/5/2010 | pre-disaster
pre-disaster
post-disaster | Collected
Scheduled |
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4 | Worldview-2 | 14/5/2010 16/5/2010 | 37.932°/69.817° | post-disaster | Collected | WV-02 | |
5 | Worldview-1 | 12/5/2010 16/5/2010 | post-disaster | Scheduled | |||
| 6 | TerraSAR-X SpotLight | 07/8/2010 | pre-disaster | Collected | |||
7 | TerraSAR-X SpotLight | 14/5/2010 | post-disaster | Scheduled |
Other Space based Information:
Situation Reports:
ReliefWeb Tajikistan Flood 2010 Emergency
Link: http://reliefweb.int/rw/dbc.nsf/doc108?OpenForm&emid=FL-2010-000075-TJK&rc=3
Situation Report #1 on Floods in Kulyab and surrounding districts, Khatlon, Tajikistan 7/5/2010
Link: http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-85B3MJ?OpenDocument&cc=tjk
Situation Report #2 on Floods in Kulyab and surrounding districts, Khatlon, Tajikistan 10/5/2010
Link: http://reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900sid/MUMA-85C8VU?OpenDocument&cc=tjk
