DUSHANBE, May 12, 2009, Asia-Plus  -- Torrential on May 10 caused a mudslide that hit the village of Mash’al in the Roudaki district, according to the Committee for emergency Situations (CES).

The mudslide carrying tons of slurry hit local resident Nourmahmad Shonazarov and three his sons.  The 3-, 5- and 12-year –old children died on the spot while their father with serious injuries was taken to local hospital, the source at a CES said.