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Tajikistan: Cold Wave: 2007/12/01 Country Information on DRR

Period 2007/12/01
Country or District Tajikistan
Event Type Cold Wave
Outline Tajikistan, paralysed by the coldest winter in decades, asked for emergency international aid on 6 February 2008 to help it survive an energy crisis which has left millions of people without power and heating.
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OCHA 2008/02/15
Abnormally cold weather conditions in Tajikistan, causing heavy snowfall and frozen rivers, have damaged water and electrical supply systems and isolated mountain villages. The health, lives and livelihoods of 2 million Tajiks have been affected by this compound crisis and require urgent assistance.

Reuters AlertNet 2008/02/08
Tajikistan, paralysed by the coldest winter in decades, asked for emergency international aid on 6 February 2008 to help it survive an energy crisis which has left millions of people without power and heating.