The buildings of the 84-year-old Ardzruni and the 51-year-old Baghcheyan Armenian schools in Buenos Aires sustained serious damages from the recent powerful storms that hit the Argentinean capital.      

Baghcheyan school’s board member Kevork Keshishian told RFE/RL that the storm had detached the school’s rooftop, and because of the heavy rainfall the school’s books were completely destroyed and the computer hall was damaged.       

“Fortunately, everything happened at night when there was no one in the school,” Keshishian added.

And Lucia Hagopian of the Ardzruni Armenian school noted that the school’s rooftop had flied off for nearly forty meters and damaged the neighboring house. Also, a window of the cupola of the Varaka Holy Cross Armenian Church was detached.       

As per Hagopian, the damage is estimated at US$ 50,000, but, fortunately, the losses here are likewise solely material.