MFA: There are no foreign citizens among those injured or killed in  floods in northern Armenia

ArmInfo.There are no foreign citizens among those injured or killed as a result of floods in Lori  and Tavush regions, Spokesperson of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ani Badalyan reports.

At least 4 people were killed after yesterday's heavy rains, which  led to the overflow of the banks of the Debed and Aghstev rivers and  flooding in the Lori and Tavush regions.    According to information  provided by the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs on May 26,  the disaster damaged roads, bridges and railway lines. In order 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.

According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of  Armenia, 429 people were rescued and evacuated from various  settlements in Lori and Tavush regions, in particular, 387 people in  Lori region, 42 people in Tavush region.   4 bodies were found in the  disaster zone: Avag Avagyan (born in 1948), Saribek Balyan (b. in  1985), Gnel Zakaran (b. in 1964), Gagik Nazlukhanyan (b. in 1964).    Currently, work is underway to evacuate residents of the Sanahin  station, pump out water from the basements of flooded buildings and  structures, as well as work to remove a truck blocked in Haghpat.