RURAL COMMUNITIES IN SHIRAK AGAIN HIT BY NATURAL DISASTER

IN GYUMRI TODAY!

Hail and heavy rain
on July 3 overnight damaged hectares of
crops-vegetables and potato- in the northwestern
province of Shirak. According to local authorities,
some 15 rural communities were affected, especially
the villages of Hovuni, Marmashen, Kapa and some
others.
Farmers and experts estimate that the damages
amount to 70-100 percent, meaning that in some
communities actually all crops were destroyed.
The hail also damaged some buildings in these
communities, broke windows of houses and torn away
roofs.
That was the second disaster that hit some of these
villages in less than a month. Farmers lament they are
not able to restore the damages. A special commission
set up by the governor's office is touring these
communities to asses the amount of damages.