As of 1:30 p.m., the number of survivors from the disaster is 20, three of them in Dilijan, 17 in Noyemberyan communities.
Rescuers took out 1 body (unidentified man) from near Sanahin Bridge.
Search and rescue and urgent emergency recovery works are going on.
Notably, since 25 May at 23:00 at the National Crisis Management Center of MES, Lori and Tavush regional crisis management centers, many alarms were received at the National Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the Lori Regional Crisis Management Center regarding the events caused by the flooding of the Debed River.
As a result of the flooding of the Debed River, the 31st km of the Vanadzor-Alaverdi section of the M6 highway was flooded and a section with a length of about 50 m collapsed, a number of houses were flooded on the Railway Street in Ayrum station, an Opel car fell into the river in the section from Shnogh village to Teghut (according to preliminary data there is 1 victim), 1 truck was blocked on the Ayrum-Alaverdi highway (completely in water, 2 citizens on the roof of the cabin), there are flooded houses and livestock barns in the city of Alaverdi.
According to preliminary data, 1 elderly citizen fell into the river, search and rescue operations are going on.
As of 08:00:
The bridge over the Debed River on the way to the Karkop settlement of the Alaverdi community was destroyed. The settlement is flooded.
On the road to Akhtala settlement, the bridge over the Debed River is flooded, there may be destroyed sections, and there are sedimentary areas and fallen pillars on the railway.
On the M6 road in Alaverdi city, on Tumanyan Street, on the road leading to Sanahin district and in the cemetery section of the M6 road, the road is completely covered with water, completely collapsed sites are noticeable. The bridge connecting Sanahin station to Alaverdi city was completely destroyed.
As a result of the flooding of the river in the Shnogh-Teghut section, the road was completely destroyed.
According to preliminary data, there is a car in which there is a citizen in the river in the M6-Teghut section,
In the Pambak community, on the Kobair-Dzoraget section of the M6 road, the road has completely collapsed in several sections. 3 cars are blocked in this section.
70 residents of Dzoraget settlement were evacuated to a safe area.
In the Tashir community, the water level rose due to blockages in the floodgates of the Tashir River, houses and cattle sheds were flooded, and citizens were evacuated.
At one of the gas stations in the city of Alaverdi, the compressors were under water, according to preliminary data, an explosion occurred as a result of a short circuit in the wires.
Houses were flooded in Vanadzor, Stepanavan and Amrakit village.
The units of the rescue service of the MES have served and serve all cases. 7 combat units, 2 operative groups from the fire-rescue squads of the Lori regional rescue department and 5 combat units and 1 operative group from the fire-rescue squads of the Tavush regional rescue department were involved.
In the Arabkir, Erebuni and Shengavit administrative districts of Yerevan, the rescue service units of the MES handled 13 cases, of which 2 cases were vehicles stuck in water and mud (Tamantsineri Street, Nor Kharberd), 11 cases were in residential buildings, basements, under bridges and regarding flooding in the parking lot.
In other cases, the alarms were forwarded to the relevant services.
8 combat units from the fire-rescue squads of the Yerevan City Rescue Department, 1st and 2nd operational groups from the Special Purpose Rescue Operations Center (SPRC) were involved.
8 combat units of the Yerevan City Rescue Department carried out drainage works, in 1 group -2 cases of Special Purpose Rescue Operations Center, they carried out towing.
According to preliminary data, there were no casualties or injuries in the city of Yerevan as a result of flooding.
According to preliminary data, 232 citizens were evacuated from dangerous areas, namely: 28 from Tufenkian hotel complex, 62 from Tashir city, 22 from Alaverdi city, 110 from Sanahin station, 2 from Dilijan city, 7 from Ayrum, 1 in Haghartsin settlement.
As of 11:30 a.m., 30 combat units of the MES are working at the scene, 324 rescue workers are involved in the work.
The rescue service of the MES has switched to enhanced service.
Search and rescue and urgent emergency recovery works are going on.