Gyumri not affected by recent quake, says regional urban development official
The earthquake that struck Gyumri on Tuesday morning was too weak to leave residential blocs and other buildings affected, a senior regional urban development official said today, adding that none of the city's 88 dangerous constructions was reported to have collapsed or been otherwise damaged.
“The city has 88 dangerous buildings, but nothing of the kind was reported to me. This kind of earthquake was the first ever in the past 30 years,” Albert Margaryan, the head of the Urban Development Department at the Shirak Regional Administration, told Tert.am.
He added that they maintain permanent contact with the city’s seismic service for safety reasons.