As a result of yesterday's earthquake in the Balakan region, numerous buildings suffered: residential and administrative buildings have damage and cracks. According to the regional correspondent of Turan, at least 30% of the buildings suffered. Despite the absence of large-scale destruction, the roofs of many houses sagged and cracked. Hundreds of houses in the settlement Gabagchel (includes 5 villages), Talalar, Halatala, Chebrovtala and Poshtbina suffered. In the village Halatala, two persons suffered and one died of a heart attack.
Currently, representatives of MOE and local authorities distribute tents to people and make lists of the affected buildings. The earthquake caused damage to the district center Balakan, too.
"People do not know what to do. On Sunday, there were several tremors. People left their homes, but there are no temporary shelters. The population does not know what to do," said one of the residents. Another resident said that the district authorities are not able to help all the victims. Recall that the strength of yesterday's tremors was 6-7, according to unofficial sources. However, the official announcement of the power of the shocks and their effects has not yet been released. -03B06-
Strong Earthquake in Balakan
October 14 at 16 a.m. in the western region of Azerbaijan, Balakan a powerful earthquake of magnitude 6 occurred, according to the regional correspondent of Turan.
According to local sources, there were hard hits in a number of villages, with the hardest one in Gabagchel - a large village on the border with Georgia.
By preliminary data, seriously injured were dozens of homes and outbuildings. Information about the injured and the victims has not come yet.
On the night of October 14 in the area a strong earthquake was recorded at 4.8 points. After these shocks the population of the district center and the surrounding villages is afraid to go into the house and is spending time outdoors.
Note that a few days ago, tremors of 4 points were recorded in the Ismayilli and Shamakhi regions, and in the spring a strong earthquake of 6 points destroyed hundreds of homes in Zagatala, also in western Azerbaijan. -0 -
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