Yerevan/Mediamax/. Yerevan-Kajaran-Meghri interstate highway has been closed.

“As a result of pouring rains, a big landslide occurred on the 365th kilometer of Yerevan-Kajaran-Meghri road on June 5 at about 15:30pm. The road is currently closed,” spokeswoman for the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Armenia, Susanna Tonoyan, told Mediamax.

A temporary road along Meghri riverbed was opened in the evening on June 5th. Nevertheless, the drivers are advised to use Kapan-Tsav-Shvanidzor-Meghri bypass road.

A special commission, which is studying the situation on the spot, has been set up in the Ministry of Transport and Communications to specify the amount of the damage caused by the landslide.