The lights of the victim of earthquake living in tents are turned off

The authorities do nothing for housing reconstruction after the earthquake in May 2012 in Balakan region,  said Minavar Mustafayeva, a resident of the village of  Talalar  at the news conference at the International Press Center.

Her family  consisting of seven  people is still living in a tent after the earthquake. Her two-story house, built 30 years ago, has cracked, and part of the house has was destroyed. The Assessment Committee has decided to restore the house, but the house is beyond repair.

Mustafayeva said that they  offered her 5,000 manat to restore the house herself, but she refused, demanding to build her a new house. However, the Commission refused.

Mustafayeva said that the  funds allocated by the  state are spent for other purposes. She's going to complain  against the commission to a higher authorities, and one of the committee members have threatened her.

So far, the family has not received any help from the state, but the family is forced to pay for the electricity used in the tent. For failure to pay the  lights in the tent were turned  off.

Not only our family, but other families are also in such a situation. When people want to complain, they are threatened, so many people are afraid," said Mustafayeva.

Over 300 million manat  have been  allocated  for the elimination  of the effects of the earthquake in the north-western region, but even half  of the destroyed house was  not restored. -05C04-