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    "THE QUAKE IS STILL FRESH IN OUR MINDS"

    Azg/arm
    8 Dec 04

    The second edifice of Erebuni hotel has become the home of the
    people who moved to Yerevan after the quake 16 years ago. Many Gyumri
    families are living in the rooms situated next to each other in the
    long corridor. But after this edifice was sold the dwellers donâ~@~Yt
    know whether they will stay here or not.

    Marieta Manukian and her son have been living in Erebuni hotel for
    15 years. She moved to Yerevan with her family in 1988. "I was at
    my office when the earthquake began, my husband was in the street,
    my son was at school and my girl was in Yerevan. The greater part
    of my sonâ~@~Ys school was destroyed. His classes were in the part
    of the school that didnâ~@~Yt ruin. None of our family members
    died on December 7, but we lost our apartment and the hope for a
    better future," Mrs. Marieta says. The members of this family face
    the consequences of the devastating earthquake till now. Marieta
    Manukian is a second class disabled and receives pension amounting to
    5000 AMD. Marieta is a widow, her husband perished in Artsakh war in
    1992. Her son is a worker and can pay only for electricity. They live
    in a small room and their clothes and the beds are the only property
    of this family. "We are registered for receiving an apartment in
    Gyumri, but only God knows when we will get it. It is not clear how
    long we shall be living in this room, either. We live without hoping
    for tomorrow. I only wish to have my own corner, I wish my son had
    a job and marries," Mrs. Marieta says.

    Mariam and Aram met and fell in love with each other, got married
    in Erebuni hotel. Aram Karapetian was saved out of the school ruins
    after the quake. Mariam was playing in the yard at the moment of the
    tragedy. "I was 9 in 1988, while my husband was 12. I became a third
    class disabled, while my husband is a second class disabled after the
    quake. Together we receive about 6000 AMD pension. My husband has no
    permanent job," Mariam says. They have two children, 7-year-old Sveta
    and 5-year-old Vrezh. They live in the small room they received after
    the marriage. "We are also registered for an apartment in Gyumri. We
    have no idea when we will get it. We donâ~@~Yt know for how long we
    will be able to live in this hotel, either," Mariam says.

    When we tried to find out from the leadership of the hotel about the
    future fate of Gyumri residents living in Yerevan, they said that
    the edifice is sold and they canâ~@~Yt provide any information.

    "In 1988 I was 15, but till now I see that terrible day in my
    nightmares. The entire city was buried in dust and ruins were
    everywhere. One could hear people cry and moan in all the corners
    of the city. The peopleâ~@~Ys faces bore the reflection of horror
    on their faces. Sometimes I think that the quake didnâ~@~Yt stop
    for us and it continues to break our lives in another image," Artur,
    the son of Mrs. Marieta says.

    By Arevik Badalian

    --Boundary_(ID_UUJU3vVdD/4Rag90FKMKdw)--

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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