Hailstorm damages crops and homes in Armenia’s northwest

Regions10:12, 12 June 2026
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A severe hailstorm that struck Shirak Province on June 10 caused extensive damage to agricultural land in the Akhuryan municipality.

Local authorities are currently assessing and documenting the losses.

According to Akhuryan municipal officials, wheat and barley fields in 14 villages within the municipality were affected by the hailstorm. In some villages, strong winds accompanying the storm also damaged the roofs of homes and shattered windows.

Akhuryan Mayor Zaven Manukyan, together with staff from the municipality’s Agriculture and Environmental Protection Department, visited the affected settlements to inspect the damage.

For uninsured farmland, municipal specialists will evaluate the extent of the damage, prepare official reports, and submit them to the government for consideration. 

The assessment process is ongoing. The Shirak Regional Commission, working in cooperation with local community commissions, will review all reported incidents, conduct field inspections, and determine the full extent of the damage. Separate assessments will also be carried out to evaluate losses affecting agricultural land and crops.

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Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS

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