As of 12:20 pm, there 8 people are missing in the area of ​​the “Surmalu” shopping center. The number of victims is 16, MES spokesperson Hayk Kostanyan reports.

The identified citizens are:

Misak Margaryan, born in 1964

Anahit Mkhitaryan, born in 1967

Jemma  Nazaryan, born in 1960

Anahit Khalatyan

Vardan Kocharyan, born in 1960

Gayane Avetisyan, born in 1966

Aram Hayrapetyan, born in 1980

Vachagan Yeghoyan, born in 2000

Erna Grigoryan, born in 1980

Harutyun Garakyan, born in 1987

Mariam Khachatryan, born in 1992

Sirarpi Khachatryan, born in 1994

Marat Shahbazyan, born in 2018

Hrachya Sargsyan, born in 1976.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing.

Earlier on August 14, at 1:23 p.m., the National Crisis Management Center was alerted that an explosion and fire occurred in the “Surmalu” shopping center located at 15 Arshakunyats Street in Yerevan, as a result of which the three-story building partially collapsed.