Landslide at Armenian mountain pass
June 22, 2013 | 11:10
YEREVAN. – Information was received, on Friday at 10:05pm, notifying
that there was a landslide at Selim Pass in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor
Region, nearby Sali village.
As a result, the soil layer had fallen on the road rendering it
difficult to pass.
A fire and rescue squad was dispatched to the scene, the Rescue
Service informs.
It was found out that a layer of soil had fallen on the
Yeghegnadzor-Martuni Highway and, as a result, the traffic had become
one-way.
The aforesaid squad demarcated this section of the road, and the road
construction crew cleared the motorway.
Two-way traffic was restored on Saturday at 12:40am.
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