DUSHANBE - An avalanche of snow hit a section of one of Tajikistan's main roads, killing at least 15 people.
An interior ministry spokesman says The snowslide struck around midnight today about 64 kilometres north of the capital Dushanbe. He says it covered the road connecting Dushanbe with Khudjand, the principal city of the country's north.
It was not clear how many vehicles were trapped or whether the death toll could rise.
Much of the impoverished former Soviet republic's territory is mountainous, and landslides and snow avalanches are common.
