Spitak earthquake

Title

Spitak earthquake

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:04

Description

Rescue workers describe the Spitak earthquake which occurred in 1988, destroying practically the whole of the Armenian town. (These 4 short clips apparently preceded and followed by items on what appears to be another - Scottish? - disaster on the original tape, so may be some overlap).

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Earthquakes; Emergency services; USSR; Natural disasters; Casualties; Disaster relief; Armenia; Spitak

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