YEREVAN, October 24. /ARKA/. A strong earthquake that took place yesterday in Turkey did not and could not cause any damage to the Armenian nuclear power plant (ANPP), said in the statement posted on the website of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia.
According to the press-release, magnitude of the earthquake in Turkey near the city Van was 9-10 and the distance of the Armenian ANPP from the epicenter was about 160 km.
“In the territory of ANPP magnitude of the earthquake was three points and there has not and could not be any damage to the nuclear station as it can withstand a 9-point earthquake”, states the message.
The tremors in Turkey did not cause a damage to any settlement or building in Armenia.
General Director of ANPP Gagik Markosyan said that it is useless to speak about 2-3-point earthquake felt on the territory of the nuclear station.
He said that ANPP in repair process since September 11.
According to the recent data, the number of victims of the earthquake in Turkey increased to 239 people. About 1.3 thousand people got injuries.
Earthquake with 7.2 magnitude took place on Sunday afternoon in the south-east of Turkey. Monday night in the devastated province another earthquake took place with a magnitude of 6.1.
Local seismologists forecast that the number of victims in the largest disaster in recent years in Turkey may be from 500 to thousand people.
In 1976 in the province Van an earthquake of the same magnitude took place. At that time 3840 thousand people died
via Earthquake in turkey did not and could not harm the Armenian NPP – ministry of emergency situations | 24/10/2011 20:07 | News agency ARKA – Armenian news.
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