Strong wind causes problems in Adjara

Batumi Airport and other places in the Adjara region are recovering after being damaged by strong winds yesterday.

Roofs were ripped off houses, a large-scale warehouse was damaged and a car was also damaged when the winds tore through the region.

An Emergency services spokesperson said problems arose when "a sudden wind” gusted through the regon.

Head of the Ajarian Emergency and Urgent Situations Management Agency Mamuka Turmanidze said a sudden wind, which was typical for coastal cities, had caused damage to several places in Adjara, including Batumi, Batumi Airport settlement, Khelvachauri, Ureki, Akhalsheni and Kobuleti.

He said the roofs had been ripped off 25 houses. The greatest damage occurred to a warehouse in Batumi, which was left without a newly-constructed roof on 3000 square-metre site.

In addition, a car in Batumi was hit by a part of roof debris. Two coastal checkpoints were also damaged and were subject to repair, he said.

Work all over the region to repair the damaged buildings, homes and other facilities had begun this morning.