The aviation of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations will evacuate the Armenian citizens, who have been trapped on the Upper Lars checkpoint due to the mudslide, the North Caucasus Regional Center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.
"Today the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations is planning to start evacuation of the Armenian citizens. The measures will be taken by the aviation. We are going to transport 147 people to Yerevan," the source says.
The road rehabilitation will be completed no earlier than in 3 weeks, the source notes.