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Glacial melt and heavy rains in August 2010 in Talis Valley, Pakistan caused severe
flooding, mudslides, and landslides. The flooding destroyed around 150 homes, killed
13 people and injured dozens more. There was also significant damage of roads,
bridges, dykes, and a loss of trees, crops, and livestock, right before harvest time. Talis
Valley is home to about 5,000 people living in 500 homes. A year later, on July 31,
2011, another flood killed at least one person and destroyed another 130 homes in
the valley. CAI provided 160 tents, blankets, and temporary school facilities after the
2010 flood. (Pictured on page 10 and 11)
MUDFLOWS:
A mudflow swept down the mountainside in the summer
of 2015. The flow was so massive that it diverted the Gunt river,
submerging most of Barsem village. Dishes, linens, furniture,
and other household goods were caught up in the rush of water
and sent floating downstream. Luckily, the incident happened
in the afternoon and most residents were out of their houses and
able to make it to safety. The government helped with recovery
efforts, including the construction of a new school building.
In 2019, CAI Tajikistan plans to repair a school a few kilometers
from Barsem in a neighboring valley. l
Children play at the base of an avalanche just outside of Khorog,
Tajikistan in 2016. Can you spot the man walking his dog on the snow?
HANNAH WHITE
Video: Barsem mudflow submerges Tajik village
CentralAsiaInstitute.org/disaster-zone
FALL 2018
Communications
Director
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