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RESCUE SERVICE OF ARMENIA: 35 CARS STILL BURIED UNDER LANDSLIDE
arminfo
Monday, October 3, 14:17
Thirty-five cars are still buried under a landside on the 86th
kilometer of the Vanadzor-Vaghratashen road, Deputy Head of the Rescue
Service of Armenia Nikolay Grigoryan told ArmInfo.
The landslide occurred on Sunday evening (15-30m layer of
stones and soil). In fact, the lorries and cars on the road
fell down the Debed River Gorge some were stuck in a layer of
debris. At present, drivers can pass by the given section via the
Vanadzor-Dilijan-Ijevan-Bagratashen alternative road.
"By preliminary data, nearly 5-6 people got light injuries. The Rescue
Service is expected to publish new data within the coming hours,"
Grigoryan said.
In line with the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargysan's order,
an emergency response team has been set up and representatives of
relevant services were sent to the spot. The people stuck on the road
are rendered all the necessary assistance. The Emergency Situations
Ministry Crisis Management Center announced a hot line: 010-52-96-90,
010-36-02-97, 060 44 02 38.
arminfo
Monday, October 3, 14:17
Thirty-five cars are still buried under a landside on the 86th
kilometer of the Vanadzor-Vaghratashen road, Deputy Head of the Rescue
Service of Armenia Nikolay Grigoryan told ArmInfo.
The landslide occurred on Sunday evening (15-30m layer of
stones and soil). In fact, the lorries and cars on the road
fell down the Debed River Gorge some were stuck in a layer of
debris. At present, drivers can pass by the given section via the
Vanadzor-Dilijan-Ijevan-Bagratashen alternative road.
"By preliminary data, nearly 5-6 people got light injuries. The Rescue
Service is expected to publish new data within the coming hours,"
Grigoryan said.
In line with the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargysan's order,
an emergency response team has been set up and representatives of
relevant services were sent to the spot. The people stuck on the road
are rendered all the necessary assistance. The Emergency Situations
Ministry Crisis Management Center announced a hot line: 010-52-96-90,
010-36-02-97, 060 44 02 38.