Heavy landslide hits Black Sea region of Adjara
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Up to 1,500 families have lost electricity due to a heavy landslide in Georgia’s Black Sea region of Adjara last night.
The villages of Kobuleti and Zeda Sameba have been affected the most as some of the families had to leave their homes and move to safer places.
Heavy rain has caused landslides in Keda as well. However, a special emergency headquarter is working to deal with the natural disaster.
Deputy Governor of Kobuleti Municipality Malkhaz Romanadze said rescuers and representatives of Road Department have helped the population avoid further troubles. Omanadze said the main roads have now been blocked and people do not face any threats.
Many of the streets of Georgia’s third largest city of Kutaisi have been flooded after a river expanded over its riverbed following a heavy rainfall. Weather experts expect a powerful, magnitude-seven storm at the Black Sea coastline later today.
A magnitude-five storm is facing Georgia’s Black Sea coastal resort of Batumi today. Last night, the sea waves were as high as several metres and fully covered the promenades along the seafront.
The high water level caused by recent flooding in Adjara and Samegrelo has been steadily decreasing as of this morning. There are no threats to the population in any municipality, the Emergency Management Service said recently.
Heavy rain has caused flood and landslides in Georgia’s black sea region of Adjara. About 60 calls were made to Georgia’s Emergency Service.