ARMENIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS ARE PRAYED IN SOUTH OF RUSSIA
Noyan Tapan
Dec 08 2006
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. A divine service, dedicated to
the memory of the catastrophic earthquake victims in the north of
Armenia, was held in churches of the South Russia Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church. As the editorial office of the "Yerkramas"
(country) newspaper of Armenians of Russia states, heads of the
Armenian public structures of the capital of Kuban and emigrants from
regions of Armenia suffered from the eqarthquake who live in Krasnodar
took part in the divine service in the Surb Hovhannes Avetaranich
(Saint John the Evangelist) church of the city of Krasnodar. The
newspaper also reminds that some cities and more than 300 villages
were destroyed as a result of the strongest earthquake at 11:41,
December 7, 1988. According to official data, about 25000 people died,
140000 people became invalids, more than a million of people remained
without houses. The earthquake shocks completely destroyed Spitak,
which was in the epicenter of the earthquake, destroyed Leninakan
(now Gyumri), Stepanavan, Kirovakan (now Vanadzor).
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
