Armenia on Friday commemorated the 24th anniversary of the Spitak earthquake, which shook the north of the country.

The epicenter of the quake was in the small town of Spitak with a population of about 20,000, but major damage was caused especially to Gyumri, the second largest city of Armenia with a population of about 150,000.

Gyumri Mayor Samvel Balasanyan said that over the years the government has implemented a series of construction projects for the people left homeless in the quake.

"Currently 420 more apartments are in the midst of the construction process and will be housing their new owners next year," he told Armenpress.

According to Balasanyan, lots of infrastructure development and construction has also been completed, which includes building new roads, hospitals and schools for the city devastated by the earthquake.

Massive reconstruction had taken place in both towns since the quake. However, there were still temporary residence areas inhabited by the survivors of the earthquake. Endi

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