First meeting of commission to assess damage from floods in Lori and Tavush regions was held

ArmInfo. On May 30, the first meeting of the republican commission to assess the damage caused to  individuals and legal entities as a result of emergency situations in  Lori and Tavush regions was held at the RA Ministry of Internal  Affairs. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal  Affairs, the meeting was chaired by the deputy chairman of the  commission, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of  Armenia Arpine Sargsyan.

In her speech, Arpine Sargsyan noted that the Ministry of Internal  Affairs has sent requests to activate the EU civil defense mechanism  and receive support from the UN office in order to strengthen expert  capabilities for a more accurate assessment and elimination of the  consequences of the disaster. Territorial and regional commissions  have already been established in 9 communities of 2 regions. They  will conduct an on-site assessment of the damage caused and draw up  appropriate reports that will be submitted to the commission.

The meeting participants discussed the current situation and pointed  out problems. In particular, it was noted that there is a need to  focus on creating a common assessment format that will help ensure  uniform approaches and information collection across all communities.  Particular attention was paid to issues related to compensation for  damage and its methodology. In terms of determining the general  format, it was also decided to involve expert potential in order to  build the process on a reliable information base with the support of  international partners.

Damage caused to the state and population, including historical and  cultural values, as a result of emergency situations in Lori and  Tavush regions will be considered separately.

On May 26, heavy rains hit the north of Armenia, which led to the  overflow of the banks of the Debed and Aghstev rivers and flooding in  the Lori and Tavush regions.   Many roads and bridges were destroyed,  houses were flooded.   The flood destroyed roads and bridges. There  are many problems in terms of infrastructures. In particular, we are  talking about communications, power lines, gas pipelines, systems  related to drinking water and irrigation. To eliminate the  consequences of the disaster, an operational group was formed chaired  by Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures of the  Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan.