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Sept 12 2010
Armenia, NATO conduct disaster-management drills
English.news.cn 2010-09-12 02:24:15 FeedbackPrintRSS
TBILISI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Armenia and NATO on Saturday started an
exercise to cope with the consequences of natural disasters, according
to reports reaching here.
The joint exercise, codenamed "Armenia 2010," will last till Thursday
next week and is being conducted in three phases.
The Armenian wire service ArmInfo quoted Armenian military sources as
saying that the three phases are command-and-staff exercise, field
exercise and stock-taking.
A total of 706 military personnel from 29 countries including Armenia
are taking part in the week-long drill.
The exercise began early on Saturday when a magnitude-7.2 earthquake
was presumed to have occurred in a province, killing 12 people and
injuring 17 others. The quake damaged the water supply and sewage
systems, along with the communications, natural gas and electricity
supply systems. The transport system was affected as well. Adding
insult to injury, a chemical plant was affected to release four tons
of chlorine.
Though the Armenian armed forces were called in immediately after the
occurrence of the earthquake, the Armenian government still appealed
to the international community for assistance like rescue specialists
and rescue equipment to complete the joint disaster-management drill.
Editor: yan
From: A. Papazian
Sept 12 2010
Armenia, NATO conduct disaster-management drills
English.news.cn 2010-09-12 02:24:15 FeedbackPrintRSS
TBILISI, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Armenia and NATO on Saturday started an
exercise to cope with the consequences of natural disasters, according
to reports reaching here.
The joint exercise, codenamed "Armenia 2010," will last till Thursday
next week and is being conducted in three phases.
The Armenian wire service ArmInfo quoted Armenian military sources as
saying that the three phases are command-and-staff exercise, field
exercise and stock-taking.
A total of 706 military personnel from 29 countries including Armenia
are taking part in the week-long drill.
The exercise began early on Saturday when a magnitude-7.2 earthquake
was presumed to have occurred in a province, killing 12 people and
injuring 17 others. The quake damaged the water supply and sewage
systems, along with the communications, natural gas and electricity
supply systems. The transport system was affected as well. Adding
insult to injury, a chemical plant was affected to release four tons
of chlorine.
Though the Armenian armed forces were called in immediately after the
occurrence of the earthquake, the Armenian government still appealed
to the international community for assistance like rescue specialists
and rescue equipment to complete the joint disaster-management drill.
Editor: yan
From: A. Papazian