Armenpress

STRONG WINDS AFFECT ALSO SHIRAK PROVINCE

GYUMRI, AUGUST 23, ARMENPRESS: A strong wind that caused serious damages
to Armenian province of Aragatsotn on August 21, has affected also another
province of Shirak in the north-west of the country destroying crops in
several rural communities.
The wind bursts with a speed of 20 meters per second have ripped away
roofing of houses, causing also damages to high-voltage power lines blacking
out the town of Artik and several villages and disrupting also telephone
communication.
The biggest damage is said to have been sustained by those rural
communities which have not yet gathered crops, which was destroyed almost
completely in some areas. Shirak governor has set up two commissions to
assess the overall amount of damages and submit its findings to the
government