ABOUT 1,350 REFUGEES TAKE SHELTER IN JAVAKHK

Noyan Tapan

Au g 26, 2008

AKHALKALAK, AUGUST 26, ARMENIANS TODAY – NOYAN TAPAN. Refugees have
appeared for the first time in Javakhk as a result of the strained
Georgian-Ossetian conflict. Local residents give shelter to refugees
whose number is increasing from day to day since August 10.

A-Info agency reported that by unofficial data, there are 1,347
refugees in Javakhk, including 820 in Akhaltskha, 238 – in Akhalkalak,
217 – in Ninotsminda, and 72 in Tsalka.

The work on providing refugees with food and lodging was organized
in the regions on the first days of hostilities thanks to efforts of
the local government bodies and residents.