RA MES: Rescuers ready to leave for Haiti
Rescue group of the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations are ready to leave for Haiti and provide the necessary assistance.
According to the press office of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, a detachment of 50 rescuers was quickly formed, the Lieutenant-Colonel Avetik Manukyan was appointed as detachment commander, and the deputy director of the Armenian Rescue Service of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations , Colonel Sergei Azaryan will be the detachment head.
An earthquake with 7.0 magnitude at the Richter scale occurred at the coast of Haiti on January 12. Tremors were recorded at a 10 km depth, 15 km far from the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. According to seismologists, earthquakes of such power are unprecedented in Haiti. A few minutes after the first earthquake repeated earthquakes occurred, reaching 6 points. The exact number of dead is unknown yet. According to various estimations, the victims of disaster could be tens to hundreds of thousands people.
According to the press office of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, a detachment of 50 rescuers was quickly formed, the Lieutenant-Colonel Avetik Manukyan was appointed as detachment commander, and the deputy director of the Armenian Rescue Service of RA Ministry of Emergency Situations , Colonel Sergei Azaryan will be the detachment head.
An earthquake with 7.0 magnitude at the Richter scale occurred at the coast of Haiti on January 12. Tremors were recorded at a 10 km depth, 15 km far from the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. According to seismologists, earthquakes of such power are unprecedented in Haiti. A few minutes after the first earthquake repeated earthquakes occurred, reaching 6 points. The exact number of dead is unknown yet. According to various estimations, the victims of disaster could be tens to hundreds of thousands people.
