People flee disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh

Thousands of ethnic Armenians are fleeing Nagor-Karabakh as Azerbaijanian forces continue ir vance.

A long line of traffic has been seen on outskirts of Stepanakert with people trying to leave conflict zone.

Aida Abramyan, a resident of Stepanakert, is one of thousands that have left ir home and possessions and are trying to escape.

She has left everything behind and does t kw what future holds for her.

"What can a woman feel without a house, without belongings, without anything, " she said.

Armenian emergency services have organized ambulances for injured to be transported into safe zones.

ambulances are jammed with wounded soldiers and civilians, with nurses treating m while driving.

On Sunday Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan forces took control of strategically key city of Shushi in Nagor-Karabakh where fighting with Armenia has rd for more than a month.

Shushi is of significant military value because it sits on heights about 10 kilometers (six miles) south of region's capital of Stepanakert and lies along main ro connecting Nagor-Karabakh with Armenia.

However, Armenian Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Ovannisian said on Facebook after Aliyev's claim that "fighting in Shushi is continuing. Wait and believe in our troops."

Nagor-Karabakh's emergency committee also reported strong fighting in or parts of region, including large eastern town of Martuni.

Nagor-Karabakh lies within Azerbaijan but has been under control of ethnic Armenian forces backed by Armenian government since 1994 at end of a separatist war following breakup of Soviet Union three years earlier.

latest outbreak of fighting started on September 27 and has left hundreds, if t thousands, de.