Strong Wind And Hail Cause Damage In Shirak And Aragatsotn Regions

STRONG WIND AND HAIL CAUSE DAMAGE IN SHIRAK AND ARAGATSOTN REGIONS

Panorama.am
13:46 15/08/2007

Yesterday strong wind completely destroyed the roof of a house on
150 square meter space in Lanjik village of Shirak region belonging
to J. Vardanyan. Rescue Services received this emergency call late
evening.

The same day Arevshat and Spandaryan village administration heads
informed that heavy hail destroyed agricultural crop, damaged roofs
and window glasses of houses at 9 p.m in the village of Arevshat.

In the village of Spandaryan, thirty five hectares of wheat field
was damaged and roofs of two houses and one stock room were broken.

Heavy hail damaged wheat and potato fields at Norashen, Hnaberd,
Geghadir, Berkarat, Gegharot, Tsilkar, Derek and Ortachia
villages. Shirak and Aragatostn regional administrations set up a
committee to estimate the size of the damage.