YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. In the first nine months of 2006, 5,045 emergencies were registered in Armenia, 3,647 of which (72.3%) were man-caused, 201 (4%) - natural, and 1,197 (23.7%) were hosehold emergencies. NT correspondent was informed from the Rescue Service of the RA Ministry of Territorial Administration that in the period under review, 348 people died and 2,801 people suffered as a result of these emergencies. 268 people died as a result of man-caused disasters, 2 people - as a result of natural disasters and 78 people died because of household emergencies. The number of victims grew by 51, the number of those suffered - by 526 compared with the same period of last year. The number of man-caused emergencies grew by 66%, the number of hosehold emergencies - by 70% on the same period in 2003-2005. Fires made up 41.8%, road accidents - 21.7% and poisonings - 22.3% of the emergencies registered in the country.

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