Armenia offered its help for carrying out the rescue and recovery works in the zone of the devastating earthquake taken place this morning in the Iranian town of Bam. As reported in the Department for Emergency Situations under the RA government, a group of Armenian seismologists and rescuers is ready for the immediate trip to Iran. According to the source, no response has been received from the Iranian side yet. Let us remind that due to the preliminary data the earthquake killed over 10 000 people and ruined 60% of the town constructions. The government of Iran called to the foreign countries for help. The Iranian minister of home affairs reported that the emergency services need dogs-rescuers and appliances for finding people under the ruins.