Georgian coastal regions hit by storm, swimmers warned not to bathe
When white flags are displayed on the beach people will be allowed to go back into the sea. Photo: Emergency Management Service.
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A 3-4 magnitude storm has hit the coastal regions of Georgia, and red flags have been put out on the beach to warn swimmers that conditions are dangerous.
Rescuers worked all night long as heavy rain flooded the first floor of residential buildings along the Black Sea coastal regions in Georgia.
Roads were flooded in Batumi, Adjara, as the population called for rescuers 45 times in total last night.
Heavy rain flooded the first floor of residential buildings. Photo: Emergency Management Service.
The Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry calls on holiday-makers not to bathe when red flags are put out on the beach.
The Emergency Management Service reports that when white flags are displayed on the beach people will be allowed to go back into the sea.
The Georgian Black Sea town of Batumi is celebrating the Day of Seafarer. Batumi is home to Georgia’s State Maritime Academy, where thousands of young men and women learn practical skills that can be put to use while working on ships that spend months at sea.
Georgia’s Black Sea resort town of Kobuleti is sporting a sturdier boardwalk this summer season. A 1.2 km section of Kobuleti’s boardwalk was restored and renovated to allow visitors to enjoy a better-protected beach as the old boardwalk was unable to hold back storm waves.
For the first time female lifeguards will patrol Georgian coasts this summer to prevent incidents and help those in danger.
Red flags have been put out on the Black Sea coast in Georgia as a magnitude 3 - 4 storm has hit the coastal regions. The Emergency Management Service of the Georgian Interior Ministry put up the red flags to warn swimmers that conditions are dangerous.
Red flags have been put out at the coastal regions of Georgia to note holiday-makers that swimming conditions are dangerous. The Emergency Management Service reports that a 3 - 4 magnitude storm is observed along the Black Sea coast in Georgia.
Tourist season has officially opened in Georgia's Black Sea town of Batumi. The Batumi beach, located in the country’s west, is the main summer destination both for Georgian and foreign visitors.