One killed, two missing in Tajikistan avalanche

DUSHANBE (AFP) Jan 09, 2004
One person was killed and two were missing early Friday following an avalanche in the east of the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, an official with the Central Asian state's emergencies ministry said.

Rescuers found the body of a man and were looking for two more men believed to have been trapped by the avalanche, the official added.

Heavy snow falls and avalanches have stopped all automobile traffic in Tajikistan's mountainous eastern region, where the incident occurred.

TERRA.WIRE