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Quake in Yerevan would cause worse losses than in Gyumri - expert
13:59 - 07.12.13
An earthquake in Yerevan or its surrounding regions is likely to cause
heavier than it did in Gyumri 25 years ago, according to an expert.
At a news conference on Saturday, Movses Poghosyan, the director of
the National Platform on Disaster Risk Reeducation, said the risk
factor in the capital city is considerably higher than in Gyumri.
`The development standards are observed mainly theoretically today;
the urban development norms are never followed. People sometimes
prefer to quickly complete the construction, forgetting about the fact
that a natural disaster may occur every day. The center of our capital
is densely built. That's a fact, so we cannot do anything. But it
poses a threat. The state shouldn't have simply allowed it,' he noted.
Poghosyan called for the population to always keep small bags near
their apartment doors to have all the necessary first aid items and
copies of documents in case of an emergency.
Though the specialist said that the population is now better aware of
techniques of handling disasters, many residents of multi-apartment
building have build additional walls and window lattices in their
apartment, potentially complicated the evacuation of people when
necessary.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/12/07/movses-poghosyan/
From: Baghdasarian
13:59 - 07.12.13
An earthquake in Yerevan or its surrounding regions is likely to cause
heavier than it did in Gyumri 25 years ago, according to an expert.
At a news conference on Saturday, Movses Poghosyan, the director of
the National Platform on Disaster Risk Reeducation, said the risk
factor in the capital city is considerably higher than in Gyumri.
`The development standards are observed mainly theoretically today;
the urban development norms are never followed. People sometimes
prefer to quickly complete the construction, forgetting about the fact
that a natural disaster may occur every day. The center of our capital
is densely built. That's a fact, so we cannot do anything. But it
poses a threat. The state shouldn't have simply allowed it,' he noted.
Poghosyan called for the population to always keep small bags near
their apartment doors to have all the necessary first aid items and
copies of documents in case of an emergency.
Though the specialist said that the population is now better aware of
techniques of handling disasters, many residents of multi-apartment
building have build additional walls and window lattices in their
apartment, potentially complicated the evacuation of people when
necessary.
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/12/07/movses-poghosyan/
From: Baghdasarian