While the RA Ministry of Agriculture puts the May 25 hailstorm damage suffered by the fields of the Lori Agarak and Ledjan communities at 40%, local residents estimate that the figure is closer to 70-80%.

Agarak Mayor Rouben Barkhoudyan had the following to say regarding the 40% damage figure cited by Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapaetyan, "If the damage was a mere 40%, Mr. Minister, than we never even experienced a hailstorm."

The video shows the Agriculture Minister and Lori Provincial Administrator Artour Nalbandyan visiting the affected area.