Unluckiest Village in Armenia

Continuing with the theme of hardship at Christmas, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting shares this article about the village of Vanand in Armavir marz.

Drinking water is worth more than gold here. Ohanes Margarian, a 40-year-old villager, told IWPR that water is brought into the village once or twice a week in churns. "We can't even drink an extra cup of coffee, let alone have a hot meal," he said. "Because of lack of water we often have to eat dried food. I believe that the local authorities are to blame that we live in such primitive conditions. They couldn't care less about us. This is a border village and they can't be bothered with it."

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Posted by Matt on December 24, 2004 | TrackBack | Email to a friend