In December 1988, the devastating "Spitak Earthquake" hit the Northern part of Armenia where it killed at least 25.000 people and left half a million homeless. Particularly in Armenia's second largest city Gyumri, the number of victims is estimated to be around 15.000-17.000. At now, Gyumri alone there are still around 4.000 families living in containers, which are also known as "domik" (small house in Russian), and another couple of thousand in other inadequate housing situations such as wrecked apartment buildings.
This elderly woman lives alone in her domik.