Hundreds of villagers in Armenia`s Armavir region block road,  demanding compensation for hail damage 

ArmInfo.  On July 7, hundreds of villagers in the Armavir region blocked the Margara-Vanadzor-Tashir  road, demanding that the government and regional administration  urgently present a clear compensation plan for residents affected by  hail and strong winds. This was reported by the website  shamshyan.com.

According to the website, on July 6, the strong hail and wind that  battered the region's villages literally razed the residents' entire  year's work to the ground. The natural disaster, which lasted only a  few minutes, destroyed a significant portion of the grapes, apricots,  peaches, melons, and other crops, damaging the roofs of residential  buildings, solar panels, windows, and numerous cars.

Protesters noted that many of them had been cultivating their land  with loans, investing their last resources, and were now faced with a  serious social problem. They complained that a day had passed since  the disaster, yet not a single representative of the responsible  authority had visited the villages, assessed the damage, or presented  a support plan for the residents. Villagers noted that a whole year  of hard work had been destroyed in a matter of minutes. "

There's no harvest left in our gardens, and we have obligations to  banks and credit institutions. If the state doesn't support us, we  don't know how we'll live," said one protester.

Another resident noted, "We're not in favor of blocking the road, but  we have no other choice." "We just want someone to listen to us, come  see what happened, and clearly state what support is planned," he  said, adding that the road will only be reopened if responsible  officials arrive at the scene, meet with village residents, and  present a clear mechanism for paying compensation and assessing  damages.