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Spitak 33 Years after Quake

Rubble left by the Spitak Earthquake which struck 33 years ago. On Sunday, Jan 16, 2021, I visited the city which lies close to the epicentre of 1988 devastating Armenia quake, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Yerevan. Spitak was entirely destroyed during the devastating earthquake, which is now rebuilt in a slightly different location. The earthquake that devastated Armenia in December 1988 killed 25,000 people and leaving half a million homeless. Like the tsunami that devastated southern Asia 16 years later, it focused the world's sympathy for unspeakable suffering and unleashed an outpouring of aid. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)

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SPITAK ARMENIA
Rubble left by the Spitak Earthquake which struck 33 years ago. On Sunday, Jan 16, 2021, I visited the city which lies close to the epicentre of 1988 devastating Armenia quake, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Yerevan. Spitak was entirely destroyed during the devastating earthquake, which is now rebuilt in a slightly different location. The earthquake that devastated Armenia in December 1988 killed 25,000 people and leaving half a million homeless. Like the tsunami that devastated southern Asia 16 years later, it focused the world's sympathy for unspeakable suffering and unleashed an outpouring of aid. (Photo/ Vudi Xhymshiti)