IOC headquarters flooded after pipe burstsNovember 12, 2012 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, were partially flooded on Sunday, Nov 11 after an old water pipe burst, damaging archives and knocking out communications, the organization said, according to AFP. The pipe, which had been weakened with age, had burst early Sunday near the organization’s headquarters and large amounts of water had gushed into the basement, IOC chief Christophe De Kepper told reporters in Lausanne. In some places, the water stood as high as two metres, he said. Around 20 to 30 per cent of the IOC's recent paper archives had been damaged, he said, stressing though that none of the organization’s historic archives had been destroyed since they were housed separately at the IOC museum. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |