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Armenian barracks fire leaves 15 soldiers dead

Armenian barracks fire leaves 15 soldiers dead

Fifteen soldiers died in a fire that broke out in the barracks of an Armenian military formation, the republic’s Defense Ministry reported on Thursday. "According to preliminary information, 15 military servicemen died in the …

36 trucks rescued from mud in Syunik

36 trucks rescued from mud in Syunik

Armenian rescuers rescued 36 trucks from the mud in the Syunik region, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic reports. "The day before, at 13:57, the Syunik Regional Crisis Management Center …

Doctors to patrol Dagestani roads

Doctors to patrol Dagestani roads

In Dagestan, along the federal highways "Caucasus" and "Astrakhan-Makhachkala", medical service will be introduced, the press service of the head of the republic reports. "The round-the-clock duty of highway …

One person hit with landmine blast in Azerbaijani Tartar

One person hit with landmine blast in Azerbaijani Tartar

On October 23, 2022, an anti-personnel mine exploded in the uncleared territory of the Terter district, the press service of the Azerbaijani Mine Action Agency said. As a result of a mine explosion, a resident of the village of …

Tbilisi Vake Park gardener praised for saving two children

Tbilisi Vake Park gardener praised for saving two children

An employee in the ecological service of Tbilisi’s Vake Park recreational area has been receiving nationwide praise since Thursday for rescuing two minors from the park’s fountain after three of them got electrocuted in the …

Gas explosion occurs in residential building in Baku

Gas explosion occurs in residential building in Baku

In a five-storey residential building in Baku, an explosion of domestic gas occurred. The building caught fire after it. As a result, one person was injured. He was hospitalized with burns. At the moment, the fire …

Three injured in explosion suspected gas leak in Tbilisi

Three injured in explosion suspected gas leak in Tbilisi

Three individuals, two of them reportedly Nigerian citizens, were injured in an explosion supposedly caused by a gas leak in a residential building in Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi early on Thursday.  A child aged up to one is …

Death toll from Yerevan market explosion rises to 16

Death toll from Yerevan market explosion rises to 16

The death toll from a Sunday explosion and a subsequent fire at Yerevan’s Surmalu wholesale market rose to 16 after Armenian rescuers retrieved the body of another victim from under the rubble on Tuesday morning, the Armenian Emergencies …

Turkey expresses condolences over Armenia market blast

Turkey expresses condolences over Armenia market blast

Turkey's special representative Serdar Kilic expressed his condolences in connection with Sunday’s explosion that took place at the Surmalu shopping market in Yerevan. "I am deeply shocked by the news of a massive …

Death toll from Yerevan explosion rises to 5

Death toll from Yerevan explosion rises to 5

A total of five people died as a result of the explosion at the Surmalu market in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, Hayk Kostanyan, the press secretary of Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations, said on Monday. "Rescuers …

Turkish citizen hits mine in Azerbaijan's Khojavand

Turkish citizen hits mine in Azerbaijan's Khojavand

Citizen of Türkiye Yalpir Yildiray, born in 1987, hit mine in the liberated Taghavard village, Khojavand district (Azerbaijan), the District Prosecutor’s Office said. According to the prosecutor’s office, information …

Three people almost died in accident in Tbilisi

Three people almost died in accident in Tbilisi

Three people were injured in a major accident on the outskirts of Tbilisi in the Ponichala district, where four cars were involved in an accident at once. The victims were hospitalized, doctors assess their condition as serious. …

Firefighters extinguish fire at Tbilisi used car market

Firefighters extinguish fire at Tbilisi used car market

Firefighters extinguished a fire that broke out in Tbilisi’s Isani district on Thursday, with the cause not immediately known, Georgia’s Emergency Management Service said. The Service said no injuries were caused by the fire …

Firefighters extinguish fire at hydropower plant near Tbilisi

Firefighters extinguish fire at hydropower plant near Tbilisi

Firefighters have extinguished the fire that broke out at the Zahesi hydropower plant near Tbilisi in the early hours of Monday, Georgia’s Emergency Management Service said. The Service said no injuries were caused by the fire due …

Crane kills man in Armenia

Crane kills man in Armenia

A crane fell in one of the villages of the Aragatsotn region, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations' press service reported. The tragedy occurred in the afternoon in the village of Kosh. The lifting part of the Zil car, …