Armenia. December 1988. Types of cities Spitak, Leninakan. Destruction. Recovery and rescue work. Camps of Soviet and foreign rescuers. Checkpoints. Points of the "Red Cross". Rescuers at work. Residents of cities affected by the earthquake. Delivery of food. The corpses of those killed in the earthquake, coffins (Cor. 1-7). Maternity hospital in Leninakan. A woman gives birth (cor. 7). The military, builders, including those affected by the earthquake, rescuers and other participants in the rescue and recovery work give interviews (synchronously) (cor. 8-10).