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Consultation at MES 10:04 / 01.09.2014
On September 1, the regular weekly consultation was held at the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the RA, chaired by Minister Armen Yeritsyan. Director of Rescue Service, r/s Major-General Sergey Azaryan reported on incidents registered, implemented tasks and ongoing activities during the week. It was also reported on all activities and trainings , and on the training exercises organized in Kotayk region. The Minister was also reported on preparatory work of the academic year...
Earthquake strikes Azerbaijan 21:47 / 30.08.2014
On August 30, at 22:30 from SPS, an information was received, that at 22:03 local time, a 3,7 Magnitude earthquake was registered in the territory of Azerbaijan, 19 kilometers south-east of Ujar city. The tremor measured magnitude 4-5 at the epicenter. The geographical coordinates of the epicenter are north width 40.420 and east length 47.870. The hypocenter of the seismic activity was 10 kilometers beneath the surface. The underground shaking was felt in the...
Minister of Emergency Situations paid working visit to Shirak Marz 15:41 / 29.08.2014
On August 29, Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan accompanied by representatives of MES leadership, paid a working visit to Shirak Marz. Minister Yeritsyan first called at the territory in Gyumri city, where it is planned to build Shirak regional Crisis Management Center of MES. The Minister walked around the building and surrounding area, getting familiar with the existing conditions. Then Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan visited Gyumri...
French experience of volunteers will be invested in Armenia 13:30 / 29.08.2014
On August 29, in the press-club “Henaran” was held a press- conference on the cooperation between the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia and the French NGO “Civil defense without borders” . The keynote speakers of the press conference were Deputy Director of Rescue Service of the RA MES Major- General Nikolay Grigoryan and chairman of the French NGO “Civil defense without borders”, Adviser to the Minister of Emergency Situations, Colonel Bernard Zhanen. During the...
Traffic on the highway Vanadzor-Dilijan was restored 16:07 / 28.08.2014
On August 28, at 17.01 am, a call was received, that on Vanadzor-Dilijan highway, near the village Lermontovo, by preliminary data, stones crumbled, and as a result the highway traffic became one-sided. A combat crew left for the scene. It turned out, that in the interval Vanadzor - Dilijan highway M-8 (15 km), as a result of heavy rains the road was filled with flood, because of what the movement has become one-sided. Firefighter- rescuers together with employees "RC Lori"...
Appointments in the Ministry of Emergency Situations 10:14 / 28.08.2014
On August 27, by order of the Minister of Emergency Situations of the RA Armen Yeritsyan, a series of new appointments were performed in the ES Ministry: • in the rescue department divisions of Malatia-Sebastia, Achapnyak and Kentron of R/S of Yerevan city, • in the most important objects protection unit of Rescue Forces Department (RFD), • in special fire detachment of ANPP, • in regional rescue departments of Kotayk and Gegharkunik.
