Mereti

Interview place,date:Aug 14, 2008 10:53 PM
Interviewer organization:vollunteer journalist
respondent:
Story code:0085
I am from Gori region, from the village of Mereti. As this disorder started, our army was standing there… Later they told us to leave and we left. Now Russian army and Ossetians occupied the place. It appears they are taking everything valuable from our village of Mereti and afterwards they are setting fire, destroying everything.
I have no idea what happened to my house, I have left. Only the day before yesterday I managed to persuade my son to leave. He was resisting, stating, "I need to stay here, till I am alive". Husband of my daughter and my brothers are still there.
I did not take anything from my house, I left just like this.