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Event: EQ Earthquake
Number: 2007-000108
Country: TJK Tajikistan
Location: Rasht Valley, Rasht district
Date (YMD): 2007-7-22
Time: 3.44am
Duration:
Magnitude: 5.5
Information Source:IFRC Information Bulletin
Comments: On the 22 July at 3.44 in the morning, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Rasht valley in Rasht district. Preliminary information was received from the Committee of Emergency Situations (CoES) of Tajikistan, Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan (RCST) branch of Rasht district and Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) members working in Rasht valley. The information states that a number of persons were killed and several were injured, 170 houses were totally destroyed and more than 1,000 houses were partly damaged. In total it can be estimated that around 7,000 people have been affected.
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FL-2007-000108-TJK
Flood,Tajikistan: As well as the earthquake occurred at the same time in the same area on 22 July, ten people died and a further ten are still missing as a result of flooding and mudslides in the (R)Asht district of Sughd oblast. Damage to assets caused by mud flows has been observed as well.


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EQ-2007-000109-TJK
Earthquake,Tajikistan: On the 22 July at 3.44 in the morning, an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Rasht valley in Rasht district. Preliminary information was received from the Committee of Emergency Situations (CoES) of Tajikistan, Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan (RCST) branch of Rasht district and Rapid Emergency Assessment and Coordination Team (REACT) members working in Rasht valley. The information states that a number of persons were killed and several were injured, 170 houses were totally destroyed and more than 1,000 houses were partly damaged. In total it can be estimated that around 7,000 people have been affected.