Emergency officials in Tajikistan say a family of six has died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the capital, Dushanbe, while heating their home with wood and coal amid an electricity shortage in the Central Asian nation. The couple and their four children were buried on February 28. Dushanbe residents have complained about electricity outages in recent days. An official at the Dushanbe electricity grid told RFE/RL that the outages were imposed due to a decrease in the water levels of rivers feeding into the Nurek hydropower station, causing a reduction in energy output. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Tajik Service, click here.
Six Die Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Tajikistan Amid Electricity Shortage
The February 28 funeral ceremony for a family of six who died of carbon monoxide poisoning in the Tajik capital.