Heavy rain hits western Georgia, floods villages
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June is yet again proving to be a difficult month for Georgia in terms of weather.
Heavy rainfall over the past two days has caused major infrastructural problems in the Samegreo-Zemo Svaneti region in the western part of Georgia.
Photo source: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti / Facebook
Most of the villages in this area were drastically flooded. Small village rivers have swollen over their riverbeds, flooding nearby agricultural lands, roads and houses too.
In the Khobi Municipality flood water swept away a truck and it took a rescue operation to save the driver.
Photo source: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti / Facebook
In the Village of Nakiani landslides occurred at several different locations, blocking central road. Roads were heavily flooded in five other villages.
Photo source: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti / Facebook
A bridge connecting the villages of Chkhorotsku and Akhuta was also swept away.
Six other villages are left without electricity. Authorities said the power supply will be restored by the end of day today.
Photo source: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti / Facebook
Special commissions are set up to estimate the financial loss in each municipality.
Photo source: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti / Facebook
A major flash flood in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi two years ago, which turned out to be Tbilisi’s worst natural disaster in decades, also occurred in June.
Heavy rain and hail has damaged vineyards and other agricultural lands in Georgia’s main wine-making region of Kakheti.
Recent bad weather has badly affected several regions of Georgia so that the experts are now evaluating the damage caused by the intensive downpour and precise figures will be known shortly.
Over 100 anti-hail rockets were launched into the sky above Georgia’s winemaking region to prevent hail and reduce the effects of a major storm that threatened grapes and other crops.
The Georgian Government is taking measures to assist people affected by the heavy rain in the western parts of Georgia.