Today a group of residents of Lahych village blocked the road Balakian-Baku.
Fifty protesters expressed their dissatisfaction with the actions of the Ministry for Emergency Situations (MES) in the aftermath of two earthquakes in 2012 - in May and October.
More than 200 houses were damaged, and for today only 10-12 were restored, Turan was told by a villager.
According to the same source, the people are resent because the funds allocated for reconstruction of houses are misused and plundered.
After arriving of police and the executive power representatives, the people dispersed. After that, the commission of the MES will go to the village to consider complaints.
Total number of damaged houses in Zagata-Balakan zone exceeded 1500. Hundreds millions manat were allocated to restore them, but most of the houses have not yet been restored. Monitoring by the headquarters of activists of "Kura" civil society revealed evidence of major thefts of allocated funds and violations of human rights.
So far, hundreds of families have to live in temporary facilities or with their relatives. -16D06-
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On Thursday, overcast weather is expected in the capital will be overcast, with light rain possible in the morning. There will be a moderate southeast wind. The temperature at night will be between +8 and +10°C, and during the day, it will range from +12 to +15°C. Humidity will be 65-75% both at night and during the day. Precipitation will occur in the eastern part of the country. There may be fog in some areas, with a moderate east wind.
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