Landslide injures 7 in Armenia

Seven people were injured in a landslide at the Ayrum Railway Station, near the Alaverdi Medical Center, of the Tavushskaya District in Armenia on October 2. They had skull injuries with no fractures, injuries of chest without damage to organs, some had elbow and shin injuries, News.am reports.

The injured were hospitalized in the capital.

The injured are in grave condition. They are locals from Yerevan.

The landslide happened on the border with Georgia. Rescuers started work in the morning, complicated by the rain. There was high rockfall risk. Three citizens are missing. A total of 21 vehicles, including trucks, is under the rockfall.

Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Tengiz Sharmanashvili said that no Georgian citizens were injured. However, some vehicles were destroyed, Georgia Online reports.