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47 police officers in Armenia dismissed due to drug use
... where drug sales were carried out under the patronage of high-ranking Internal Affairs Ministry officials, Ghazaryan said he was confident in the reliability of the ministry's top leadership. However, he reported that one Patrol Service employee and one Rescue Service employee were fired directly for drug trafficking. In response to this, MP and chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs needs to use all the opportunities ...
10/15/2024Major fire occurs in Domus hypermarket in Yerevan
... hypermarket on Isakov Avenue in Yerevan. YEREVAN, 7 October. /ARKA/. A major fire broke out on Monday in the furniture warehouse of Domus hypermarket on Isakov Avenue in Yerevan. According to Interior Ministry spokesman Narek Sargsyan and Director of the Rescue Service Kamo Tsutsulyan, the fire was reported at 12:57. - The fire broke out in a furniture warehouse and then spread to the territory of the hypermarket's shops. - There are no casualties. - About 20 fire crews are involved in extinguishing the ...
10/07/2024Yerevan City Hall admits that the city's drainage system is imperfect and requires renovation
... According to him, the entire territory of the city has been inventoried, and parts with no storm drain system are known. "It is obvious that in many parts the capacity is now insufficient," stated Areyan. He pointed out that the resources of the Rescue Service, Patrol Service, and local government employees involved in the work on September 13 were insufficient. In addition, due to the flow of water mixed with household waste, there was a failure in the operation of the pumping systems installed ...
09/16/2024Recent earthquake in Armenia’s Gegharkunik province damages 82 buildings
... reaching 5-6 on the Richter scale at the epicenter. It was felt in Gegharkunik with a strength of 5, in Kotayk Province at 4, and in Yerevan at 2-3. "Following the earthquake, the head of the Martuni community formed a joint commission with the Rescue Service. Since the earthquake, the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has received about 120 reports of aftershocks and damage. The commission is currently focused on the village of Yeranos," Sargsyan stated during ...
08/14/2024Minor earthquake hits Armenia-Georgia border area
... felt in the villages of Bavra, Saragyugh, Ghazanchi, Ashotsk, and Musaelyan in the Shirak province YEREVAN, August 2. /ARKA/. An earthquake occurred in the border zone between Armenia and Georgia, 16 km northeast of the village of Bavra, Armenia’s Rescue Service reported on Friday. The earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 and a depth of 10 km was recorded on August 2 at 10:44 AM local time (06:44 GMT) by the seismic network of Armenia’s Emergency Ministry. The earthquake was felt in the villages ...
08/02/2024Plane crashes outside Yerevan, two killed
... crashed near Yeghvard just outside Yerevan, Armenia’s Interior Ministry Spokesperson reported on Friday. The plane crashed at around 9.30 am local time. Rescuers and an ambulance arrived at the scene before long. The Interior Ministry Director of the Rescue Service Yegor Karapetyan is currently coordinating the work at the crash site. At least two people were reported to have been killed in the crash.
07/19/2024Gas supply to subscribers in Abovyan stopped since night due to explosion on Sevan highway
... due to the incident that took place on the 2nd kilometre of the Yerevan-Sevan highway. On June 6 at 23:14, the National Crisis Management Center received a call that there was an explosion and a fire at a liquefied natural gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. According to the preliminary data of the Rescue Service, a tank r with liquefied gas exploded. According to the Ministry of Health, 7 people were hospitalised. Thirty fire brigades were working at the scene, as well as a team from the Rescue and Firefighting Operations Centre, a task force from ...
06/07/2024Rescue service to carry out rehabilitation work in Armenia's disaster zone for another week
Rehabilitation of the flood-hit regions of northern Armenia, conducted by the Rescue Service, will last for another week, said Kamo Tsutsulyan, head of the Rescue Service. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. Rehabilitation of the flood-hit regions of northern Armenia, conducted by the Rescue Service, will last for another week, said Kamo ...
05/30/2024Armenian authorities work to cope with aftereffects of heavy rains
... Tavush regions, as well as in the capital Yerevan due to the emergency situation caused by heavy rains late Saturday. At least one person has been reported dead. As of 11:30 a.m., 30 teams of 324 rescuers were working in the affected territories, the Rescue Service of the Interior Ministry said. By Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision, an operational centre headed by Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure Gnel Sanosyan has been set up to manage the emergency situation. According ...
05/26/2024Explosion in Yerevan's Erebuni neighborhood collapses one house and damages neighboring ones
A private house collapsed as a result of an explosion in Yerevan's Erebuni neighborhood this morning, the Rescue Service of Armenia reported. YEREVAN, February 5. /ARKA/. A private house collapsed as a result of an explosion in Yerevan's Erebuni neighborhood this morning, the Rescue Service of Armenia reported. According to preliminary information, the ...
02/05/2024Earthquake recorded at Armenian-Georgian border
An earthquake with 4-5 points shaking intensity occurred in the Armenian-Georgian border zone, Armenian Rescue Service, an affiliation of the Interior Ministry, reported. YEREVAN, January 4. /ARKA/. An earthquake with 4-5 points shaking intensity occurred in the Armenian-Georgian border zone, Armenian Rescue Service, an affiliation of the Interior Ministry,...
01/04/2024Strong earthquake that occurred in Azerbaijan was felt also in the northeast of Armenia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake with 7-8 points shaking force that occurred in Azerbaijan today morning was felt also in Armenia, the Armenian Rescue Service reported. YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake with 7-8 points shaking force that occurred in Azerbaijan today morning was felt also in Armenia, the Armenian Rescue Service reported. It said the quake was recorded ...
12/07/2023Upper Lars border crossing closed for trucks only- Rescue Service
The Upper Lars border crossing on the Georgian-Russian border is closed for trucks only, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry said today. YEREVAN, November 27. /ARKA/. The Upper Lars border crossing on the Georgian-Russian border is closed for trucks only, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry said today. The ...
11/27/2023Armenian seismologists recorded 5.4 magnitude earthquake in Azerbaijan-Iran border zone
... recorded a seven-point (shaking force) earthquake in the Azerbaijani-Iranian border zone. YEREVAN, November 8. /ARKA/. The Armenian seismological network recorded a seven-point (shaking force) earthquake in the Azerbaijani-Iranian border zone. The Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said the 5.4 magnitude earthquake was registered today at 9.18 local time (5.18 GMT). The epicenter was located 21 meters southeast of the Iranian city of Parsabad. The earthquake was felt in southern ...
11/08/2023One of passengers injured in road accident near Gyumri dies
... His condition is stable and serious, but there is a noticeable improvement. The health condition of three other injured passengers, who are being treated in different medical centers is assessed as stable or moderately serious. According to Armenian Rescue Service, a Volkswagen van carrying passengers collided with a ZIL truck on the section near the village of Lanjik in Shirak province. The victims were returning from Turkey where they had visited historical Armenian sites. Inspection of the accident ...
08/25/2023Magnitude 2.8 earthquake recorded in Armenia
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Armenia's Gegharkunik region today, the Interior Ministry's Rescue Service said. YEREVAN, August 21. /ARKA/. A magnitude 2.8 earthquake was recorded in Armenia's Gegharkunik region today, the Interior Ministry's Rescue Service said. It said the earthquake occurred at 13:59 local time (09:59 GMT) 6 km south ...
08/21/2023Condition of one of six people injured in road collision extremely serious - Health Ministry
... in extremely serious condition. The collision occurred on the 90th kilometer of the Yerevan-Gyumri highway just after midnight on August 14. A Volkswagen van carrying passengers collided with a ZIL truck near the village of Lanjik. According to the Rescue service, the inspection of the accident site showed that there was a head-on collision of the cars. The Volkswagen was in its own lane moving in the direction of Yerevan, while the ZIL truck was on the oncoming lane moving towards Gyumri. Eleven ...
08/16/2023Eleven people killed in road accident in Armenia
Eleven people were killed in a road accident on Yerevan-Gyumri Highway, Armenia’s Rescue Service said. YEREVAN, August 14. /ARKA/. Eleven people were killed in a road accident on Yerevan-Gyumri Highway, Armenia’s Rescue Service said. The accident occurred on August 14, at about 00:30 on Yerevan-Gyumri highway near the village ...
08/14/2023Human factor remains the main cause of fires - Rescue Service of Armenia
The human factor remains the main cause of fires, said the head of the National Center for Emergency Situations Colonel Arsen Mkrtchyan. YEREVAN, August 8. /ARKA/. The human factor remains the main cause of fires, said the head of the National Center for Emergency Situations Colonel Arsen Mkrtchyan. "Despite the fact that recently new causes of forest fires have appeared, such as the greenhouse effect, global warming, the human factor remains the main cause of fires," Mkrtchyan said...
08/08/2023Government releases 43 million drams for holding first Army Games
... 43 million drams for holding Army Games on August 20-27. The Games will be held at Monte Melkonyan Military Sports Lyceum and military bases of the Armed Forces. "Employees of the Defense Ministry, National Security Service, Interior Ministry, Rescue Service, State Guard Service, State Revenue Committee, Investigation Committee and General Prosecutor's Office, both men and women, will take part in the Army Games," said the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan....
07/20/2023Armenian government to open new public beaches on Lake Sevan
... Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan said that the beaches will be accessible to everyone and will be located in the territory of Sevan National Park. "Three of them are already operating, and work is underway to open four more. We hope that two of them ... ... and Martuni. The public beaches will be provided with free services (entrance, changing rooms, public toilets, medical center, rescue service, playgrounds for children, etc.).
07/13/2023Magnitude 2.8 earthquake recorded in northern Armenia
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km southeast of Bavra village on the Armenian-Georgian border on Tuesday, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry reported. YEREVAN, July 4. /ARKA/. A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 12 km southeast of Bavra village on the Armenian-Georgian border on Tuesday, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry ...
07/04/2023Armenian Ministry of Emergencies terminates its activity from June 30
... Situations should be sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs by e-mail if necessary, as well as through the single platform of electronic requests. The Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs was recreated at the end of 2022. It includes the Police, Rescue Service, Migration and Citizenship Service. --0--
06/27/2023Fire extinguishing at Nubarashen landfill hindered by peat masses
... fire-fighting teams, eight trucks, six water carriers and eight tractors are still working to put out the fire at Nubarashen landfill located in a Yerevan outskirt. Chemists from the Department of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Situation Monitoring of the Rescue Service measured the air pollution to find out that the oxygen content in the atmosphere was within the norm. The fire extinguishing in the landfill is being hampered by peat-like masses formed on its territory, the depth of which reaches 10 meters ...
05/24/2023Harmful carcinogens and other pollutants from Nubarashen landfill fire may get into Yerevan air
... carcinogens. The fire at Nubarashen landfill on the outskirts of Yerevan started on May 18 causing a pungent smell of burning in the air. According to preliminary data, 300 cubic meters of garbage is burning on a territory of 4 hectares. The city hall and rescue service are working together to extinguish the fire. -0-
05/19/2023Residents of Yerevan and Ararat region felt earthquake on Iran-Turkey border
An earthquake struck the Iran-Turkey border at 2.31 pm today, the Armenian Rescue Service reported. YEREVAN, April 11. /ARKA/. An earthquake struck the Iran-Turkey border at 2.31 pm today, the Armenian Rescue Service reported. It said the quake was registered 7 km northeast of the town of Maku in northwestern Iran. The intensity ...
04/11/2023Armenia to introduce certification of Rescue Service employees
Armenian National Assembly’s Committee on Defense and Security Issues approved today a scheme, designed to introduce certification of employees of the Rescue Service, which is a unit of the country’s Interior Ministry. YEREVAN, April 7. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly’s Committee on Defense and Security Issues approved today a scheme, designed to introduce certification of employees of the ...
04/07/2023Armenia sends second batch of aid to quake-stricken regions of Syria
Armenia's Rescue Service has sent the second batch of humanitarian aid weighing over 25 tons to earthquake-hit Syria at the order of the Armenian Prime Minister, the Rescue Service said. YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. Armenia's Rescue Service has sent the ...
02/14/2023A 3.1 magnitude earthquake recorded near Armenian-Georgian border, stronger one hits southern Turkey
... YEREVAN, February 6. /ARKA/. A 3.1 magnitude earthquake (4 points on Richter scale) was recorded in the early hours today near the Armenian-Georgian border. The earthquake was recorded at 04.16 local time (00.16 GMT) 10 km northeast of Bavra village, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs said. The quake was felt in the villages of Shirak region of Armenia - Bavra, Saragyugh, Ghazanchi and Ashotsk. According to reports from Turkey, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern ...
02/06/2023Strong earthquake in Iran's northwest felt in Armenian provinces
A strong earthquake struck 20 km northeast of the city of Salmast in Iran on Wednesday, Armenia's Rescue Service reported. YEREVAN, Jan. 18. /ARKA/. A strong earthquake struck 20 km northeast of the city of Salmast in Iran on Wednesday, Armenia's Rescue Service reported. It said the strength of the magnitude 5.6 quake that occurred at 14:08 ...
01/18/2023Pashinyan appoints heads of police and rescue service
... YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. Aram Hovhannisyan has been appointed head of Armenia's Police and Deputy Minister of Interior, according to a decree is posted on the government website. By another decree, Kamo Tsutsulyan has been appointed Director of the Rescue Service and Deputy Minister of Interior Earlier on Monday, Vahe Ghazaryan, the acting head of the police, was appointed Minister of Interior. Both agencies are parts of the re-established Ministry of Interior. -0-
01/10/2023Three new beaches to open on Lake Sevan this summer
... usually opens in late June. In recent years three free public beaches with infrastructure and a number of free services (parking, lockers, showers and playgrounds) have been functioning on the shore of the lake. There is a medical center and a water-rescue service on site. Lake Sevan is one of the most popular tourist destinations and vacation spots for Armenian citizens, especially in the summer season. Being the main source of fresh water in the region, it is one of the largest alpine lakes in Europe and Asia, located in the ...
01/04/2023Armenia to liquidate ministry of emergencies and create new ministry of interior
... Police will serve as Deputy Interior Minister and will be a member of the Security Council. He also noted that the Police Troops will be reorganized into the Police Guard with broader powers for ensuring internal security. He also noted that police and rescue service employees who will pass voluntary certification will have their salaries doubled. Besides, the Armenian government adopted a draft law according to which the State Protection Regiment will be withdrawn from the National Security Service ...
11/24/2022Gyumri man arrested for false bomb alerts
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have arrested the man who called August 15 and August 16 the police and 911 rescue service in the second-largest city of Gyumri and said he was going to blow up several buildings, the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia said. YEREVAN, August 19 /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have arrested the man who called ...
08/19/2022Earthquake in northern Armenia collapses run-down building
... Stepanavan in Lori with magnitude 3-4. Baghdasaryan earlier said in a Facebook post that the earthquake in Shirak region was strongly felt by residents of Gyumri and Ashotsk. She quoted the head of Ashotsk community Karen Manukyan and head of Shirak Regional Rescue Service Alexan Gezalyan as saying that there were no reports about destructions in Gyumri and Ashotsk. Baghdasaryan later reported that a run-down building in Gyumri collapsed. She said rescuers were working at the site. She said also that local ...
02/14/2022Armenia to put up Special Mountain Rescue Service for privatization
... Assembly has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the privatization program for 2017-2020. The head of the State Property Management Committee Narek Babayan said one of the changes calls for including the Special Mountain Rescue Service CJSC, an affiliation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, in the list of companies subject to privatization. The Special Mountain Rescue Service is engaged in the prevention of accidents during underground work, as well as in technical ...
01/20/2021About 670 unexploded shells found in Karabakh capital Stepanakert
About 670 unexploded shells were found in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Mekhak Arzumanyan, the head of the Rescue Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, said on October 13, adding that they will work to eliminate such shells throughout Artsakh after the ceasefire. YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. About 670 unexploded shells were found in Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, Mekhak Arzumanyan, the head of the Rescue Forces of Nagorno-Karabakh, said on October 13, adding that they will...
10/14/2020Armenian defense ministry reports about consequences of Azerbaijan’s fire attack on Stepanakert
... destroyed civilian infrastructures in Stepanakert, as a result of the shelling of Azerbaijan, and the civilian infrastructure is badly damaged, Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesman for the Armenian defense ministry, reported on his Facebook page. "The rescue service suffered," he wrote. Earlier, he reported about the shelling of Stepanakert. Situation in Artsakh On September 27, at 07:10, Azerbaijani troops launched an offensive along the entire length of the contact line in Artsakh, but were ...
10/02/2020Rescuers in Armenia get trapped vehicles out of snow grip
The Armenian emergency ministry's rescue service received 11 calls on February 10 and 11 - cars in the countries various areas got trapped with snow, the press office of the agency reports. YEREVAN, February 11. /ARKA/. The Armenian emergency ministry's rescue service received ...
02/11/2020Financing of Armenian emergencies ministry to be increased by AMD 2.7 billion in 2020
... governmental noncommercial organizations will cease to exist. Necessary acts are being prepared for dissolving them. We tried not to cut human resources, and therefore job cuts will be insignificant," Tsolakyan said. Job cuts doesn't apply only to the rescue service, where only manager structure will be changed. ($1 – AMD 478.8). -0--- YEREVAN, February 5. /ARKA/. The financing of the Armenian emergencies ministry will grow by AMD 2.7 billion in 2020, compared with 2019, Emergencies Minister ...
02/05/2020Staff and visitors of Dalma Garden trading center in Yerevan were evacuated late after a series of tremors
... are no other signs of seismic activity or other reasons," Tigran Kidachyan, a senior official of the ministry, told reporters. He said the trading center will be closed until the reasons for what happened are identified. The head of the Yerevan Rescue Service Arnold Harutyunyan told Novosti-Armenia news agency that the reason is most likely technogenic. “At the moment, we cannot say what exactly was the reason for the tremors, but they are clearly technogenic. Perhaps, they were triggered ...
01/10/2020New chief of Armenian emergency ministry's rescue service already appointed
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has signed a decree appointing Vrezh Gabrielyan as head of the emergency ministry's rescue service, the press office of the Armenian government reported on Tuesday. YEREVAN, November 5. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has signed a decree appointing Vrezh Gabrielyan as head of the emergency ministry's rescue service,...
11/05/2019Armenian emergency ministry to receive extra AMD 2 billion in 2020 for increasing rescuers' salaries and bonuses
... emergency ministry, and this exceeds the amount allocated in 2019 by AMD 2 billion 215 million or 17.2%," he said adding that the increase is mainly due to the intention to increase salaries and bonuses for employees of the emergency ministry's rescue service. In his words, AMD 11 billion 85 million or 73% of the financial means allocated to the ministry will be used on salaries. AMD 1 billion 895 million, he said, will be used for catering for needs of the ministry's divisions and services ...
10/29/2019Vrezh Gabrielyan appointed as interim head of Rescue Service
Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan has appointed today Vrezh Gabrielyan as interim head of the Rescue Service of the ministry. YEREVAN, October 22. /ARKA/. Armenia's Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan has appointed today Vrezh Gabrielyan as interim head of the Rescue Service of the ministry. The decision was announced during ...
10/22/2019Armenian premier dismisses head of emergency ministry's rescue service
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed Artak Nahapetyan as head of the emergency ministry's rescue service by issuing an appropriate decree. The decree is placed on the government's official website. YEREVAN, October 22. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dismissed Artak Nahapetyan as head of the emergency ministry's rescue ...
10/22/2019Vegetation fires in Armenia on the rise
The number of vegetation fires and the affected areas have increased in Armenia over the last five years, said today Vrezh Gabrielyan, the Deputy Director of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. YEREVAN, July 3. /ARKA/. The number of vegetation fires and the affected areas have increased in Armenia over the last five years, said today Vrezh Gabrielyan, the Deputy Director of the Rescue ...
07/03/2018Armenia outlines right priorities to lessen disaster risks - UNDP resident representative
... around 80% of Armenia’s territory is in the disaster risk zone, and the effective work of the country’s emergency ministry shows that Armenia has outlined the right priorities. Hovhannes Yemishyan, acting director of the emergency ministry’s rescue service, on his side, said that reduction of disaster risks is one of the top-priority factors today for ensuring stable economic development to the country. In his words, particular efforts had been made before to lessen consequences of disasters,...
06/22/2018Armenian prime minister dismisses and appoints officials
... Rubinyan was appointed as deputy foreign minister, Nazeni Gharibyan as deputy culture minister, Gurgen Avagyan as acting deputy head of the agriculture ministry’s staff and Hovhannes Yemishyan as acting head of the Armenian emergency ministry’s rescue service. On April 23, Serzh Sargsyan, who was appointed by the Armenian parliament as prime minister amid widespread disaffection for him, resigned under the pressure of mass protests against his premiership. On the same day, Armen Sarkissian,...
05/30/2018Armenian president congratulates emergency situations ministry
... entrusted with the crucial task of possibly preventing natural and manmade disasters on the territory of our country and - should they occur - responding, managing, mitigating and eliminating their consequences. A great role here has to be played by the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and, in particular, the National Center for Crisis Management. The Ministry of Emergency Situations is a relatively new structure that brings together a number of recently established and already ...
09/04/2017Deputy head of Armenian emergency ministry’s rescue service retires
Major General Nikolay Grigoryan was dismissed today as deputy head of the Armenian emergency ministry’s rescue service. YEREVAN, May 5. /ARKA/. Major General Nikolay Grigoryan was dismissed today as deputy head of the Armenian emergency ministry’s rescue service. “He was dismissed at his own request”, Nana Gndoyan, the press secretary of the ...
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