Triput India director A. Mehra, right, watches the loading of shoes into an Aeroflot truck. Humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims will be delivered by plane from India to the Armenian USSR. On December 7, 1988, a 10 magnitude earthquake hit Armenia completely destroying the city of Spitak and 80% of its second largest city, Leninakan (now Gyumri). Other cities and villages in northern Armenia were also affected.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Delhi, India
- Event date: 13.01.1989
- Date published: 13.07.2021
- Author: Vitaliy Arutjunov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-378, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3543x5332px, 11.1Mb