Patay sa pagsabog sa Armenia, umakyat na sa 16

rescue workerS operate on the site of a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on August 14, 2022, after an explosion sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 51, according to the emergency situations ministry. - The blast, the cause of which was not immediately known, ripped through the "retail market in Surmalu. According to preliminary information it started a fire. There are victims," the ministry said. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)

rescue workerS operate on the site of a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on August 14, 2022, after an explosion sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 51, according to the emergency situations ministry. – The blast, the cause of which was not immediately known, ripped through the “retail market in Surmalu. According to preliminary information it started a fire. There are victims,” the ministry said. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)

Inihayag ng Emergency Situations Ministry ng Armenia, na ang bilang ng mga nasawi mula sa naganap na pagsabog sa isang mataong pamilihan sa Yerevan, kapitolyo ng Armenia ay umakyat na sa 16.

Ang pagsabog na naganap sa Surmalu wholesale market noong Linggo, ay nagdulot din ng injury sa 60 katao matapos magkaroon ng sunog at gumuho ang isang gusali.

Rescue workers and volunteers clear debris as they operate on the site of a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on August 14, 2022, after an explosion sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 20, according to the emergency situations ministry. – The blast, the cause of which was not immediately known, ripped through the “retail market in Surmalu. According to preliminary information it started a fire. There are victims,” the ministry said. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)

Ayon sa pahayag ng ministry, “Sixteen bodies were found during search and rescue efforts,” at ayon sa mga opisyal higit sa 350 rescuers na ang nagtutulong-tulong.

Hindi pa rin batid ang sanhi ng pagsabog, ngunit batay sa local news reports at sa pahayag ng mga saksi, ang pagsabog ay naganap sa isang lugar kung saan nakaimbak ang fireworks.

Hindi itinuturing ng lokal na awtoridad na posibleng terror attack ang nangyari, at naglunsad na rin ng imbestigasyon ang prosecutors sa mga paglabag sa pag-iimbak ng flammable goods, hindi pagsunod sa fire safety standards at pagkamatay ng mga tao dahil sa kapabayaan.

Rescue workers and volunteers clear debris as they operate on the site of a retail market in the Armenian capital Yerevan on August 14, 2022, after an explosion sparked a fire, killing one person and injuring 20, according to the emergency situations ministry. – The blast, the cause of which was not immediately known, ripped through the “retail market in Surmalu. According to preliminary information it started a fire. There are victims,” the ministry said. (Photo by Karen MINASYAN / AFP)

Ang sakuna ay nangyari habang ang bansa na may tatlong milyong populasyon ay nasa recovery stage pa mula sa giyera nito laban sa Azerbaijan noong 2020, na natapos sa malaking pagkatalo at nagbunsod ng isang political crisis.

Pagkatapos ng pagsabog ay agad na inilikas ng mga opisyal ang mga tao mula sa Yerevan metro stations makaraan ang isang bomb threat, ngunit wala namang natagpuang explosive device ang mga awtoridad.

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