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Help from France with the support of “Pyunik” 15:01 / 27.08.2014
On August 27, in N. 8 fire and rescue squad was held the exhibition of fire-rescue vehicles, that were donated to the Ministry of Emergency Situations by French organization “Civil Defense without borders”. From France to Armenia, the rescue vehicles, transportation costs were covered by “Pyunik” Foundation. The event was attended by Chairman of the NGO “Civil defense without borders” Fire Service Colonel Bernard Zhanen, a special representative of the Embassy of France in Armenia...
Issues on seismic assessment of dams have been discussed 08:32 / 26.08.2014
On August 25, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia organized a discussion on the topic: “Methods and criteria for seismic analysis of dam reservoirs in Japan”. Japan International Cooperation Agency, at the request of the Government of the Republic of Armenia is conducting a study on the areas of agriculture and irrigation, to support the interrupted project Yeghvard reservoir. In the frames of these studies, the Japanese experts had also discussions with the specialists...
Earthquake hits border zone between Georgia and Armenia 01:51 / 26.08.2014
National Seismic Protection Survey reports, that today, at 02:11am local time, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake hits the border zone between Georgia and Armenia, 17 km north-east of Ashotsk village. The earthquake measured 4 on the Richter scale in the epicenter. The geographical coordinates of the epicenter are north width 41.200 and east length 43.920 . The hypocenter of the seismic activity was 7 kilometers beneath the surface. The termors were felt in Bavra measuring 3. According to...
Minister of Emergency Situations visits Garni Geophysical Observatory 15:03 / 25.08.2014
On August 25, Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan paid a regular working visit to Garni Geophysical Observatory. The Reset of the Observatory is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, and activities related to the Observatory are always in the spotlight of the Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan. The Minister, accompanied by the leadership of the Ministry, toured all the rooms of a newly renovated three-story building of the...
Rescuers helped lost members of the expedition 09:40 / 25.08.2014
On August 24, at 21:11, the Crisis Management Center of the RA received an emergency call, informing, that on the northern side of Mount Aragats, nearby Lake Qari, citizens, who had gone hiking, were lost. Rescuers help is needed. A rescue squad of Aragatsotn regional rescue department, led by Deputy Head, Head of the regional CMC, r/s Lieutenant-Colonel Hrayr Darbinyan, was dispatched to the scene. It was found out, that a group of young people, who had gone hiking, decided to...
Consultation at MES 09:30 / 25.08.2014
On August 25, 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 S. Azaryan reported on incidents registered, implemented tasks and ongoing activities during the week. It was also reported on training exercises of internal qualifications appropriate to INSARAG-'s standards, which will be held in September. It was also reported to Minister on the...
