Tornado and hail hit Shirak village![]() May 29, 2025 - 10:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A rare tornado phenomenon was recorded in Artik, Armenia, on May 28, according to Gagik Surenyan, deputy director of the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center. Surenyan shared the news via his Facebook page, where he also posted a video of the tornado. "An extraordinary atmospheric event for Armenia: a tornado was just observed in Artik. Tornado and hail in Nahapetavan village, Shirak Province," he wrote alongside the footage. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |