Norabak village of Gegharkunik province has been deprived of water supply since 12 May, 2021, when Azerbaijani troops invaded Armenia, the head of the village Vazgen Asatryan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He said that before the 44-day war, the villagers had installed a water pipeline, a two-kilometer stretch of which remained under Azerbaijani control. "We cannot use it. The Azerbaijanis are also standing at the other water pipeline. It was enough for the whole village. Now we use the water pipe which comes down from the mountain next to the Azerbaijanis. Villagers bring water in buckets. We are afraid of being poisoned, but we have no choice," Asatryan says.
According to him, over 1,000 hectares of pastures have come under Azerbaijan's control. "It is a serious loss for us. There are pastures that are close to the Azerbaijanis," the head of the village said.
