Am I the last to hear about the earthquakes in Tajikistan? Here is the UN press release. They are providing all of $20K to assist 9,000 people.


UN RUSHES EMERGENCY AID TO TAJIKISTAN AFTER EARTHQUAKES AFFECT THOUSANDS IN THE SOUTH
New York, Aug 1 2006 4:00PM
The United Nations is providing $20,000 in emergency assistance to Tajikistan after earthquakes hit two southern districts of the Central Asian country at the weekend, affecting around 9,000 people and damaging infrastructure in a region close to the border with Afghanistan.
Two earthquakes of magnitudes 5.3 and 5.4 hit areas of Kumsangir and Panj districts on Saturday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a news release, adding that damage to electricity and other key social infrastructure had been reported in a large part of Kumsangir. There was no information on casualties.
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