Smashing landslide in Dariali Gorge in northern Georgia
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Early this morning a section of mountainside collapsed and caused a landslide near Gveleti village, in the Dariali Gorge in northern Georgia near the Russian border.
Locals said this swarm of debris caused a dam in Tergi river, 20km away from the ongoing construction works of the Dariali Hydro Power Plant (HPP).
Information about dead and missing people has not yet been confirmed.
Locals said three men had died in this morning’s accident. It is believed the men are Turkish citizens and were employed as construction workers at the HPP.
The mudslides caused major damage to the North-South gas pipeline that transports natural gas from Russia to Armenia thorough Georgia. As a result, gas has been temporarily stopped from travelling along this route.
Meanwhile fresh mudslides have blocked the Georgian Military Road, a major route through the Caucasus from Georgia to Russia.
It is believed some people are missing inside the tunnel. Rescuers are trying to find survivors. Trolleys are also under the rubble.
Rescue officers with the Ministry of Internal Affairs are working to evacuate local villagers, as there are fears the water has risen to unsafe levels.
The Prime Minister and President of Georgia are on their way to Dariali Gorge to offer their support following a landslide this morning near Gveleti village, in northern Georgia near the Russian border.
Six people are missing following a landslide this morning near Gveleti village, 20km from the Dariali Hydro Power Plant construction site in northern Georgia near the Russian border, say authorities after travelling to the landslide-hit territory.
Rescue workers are continuing to search for survivors and victims of a devastating landslide in Dariali valley. Sixteen foreign drivers have been moved to the Vladikavkaz border. However one of two foreign citizens, who were transferred to a Tbilisi hospital with various fractures, died this morning.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has thanked Russia for offering support to Georgia following a devastating landslide that claimed the life of a Ukrainian citizen.
The landslide disaster in Dariali Gorge was caused by extreme movements of an icy glacier located high on a mountain peak, experts say.
International experts tasked with investigating the landslide in Dariali Gorge have presented their initial findings, which includes installing an automatic early warning system to alert locals of a possible disaster.
Heavy rain was believed to be the cause of the landslide, which struck yesterday in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border.
Georgia’s President is in Dariali Gorge to offer his support following a landslide late last night in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border.
One major road through the Caucasus connecting Georgia to Russia blocked by this week’s landslide should be reopened in two weeks, says a Georgian official.
One person has died and another is missing following this week’s landslide in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border.
The gas supply to Armenia will resume in the next two days after this week’s landslide in northern Georgia damaged a major pipeline that supplies gas from Russia to Armenia, via Georgia, an official says.
The body of a man missing since the landslide in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border, has been found today.
The major road through the Caucasus connecting Georgia to Russia has reopened after being blocked by a landslide for about 10 days.
Georgia will develop new mechanisms to quickly respond and tackle the effects of natural disasters.
A protective dam has been built in the Tergi River in Dariali Gorge in northern Georgia to prevent the area from future natural disasters following the major landslide that killed at least three people last year.
120 rescuers are trying to find at least five individuals who went missing yesterday in the village of Jocho, Khelvachauri municipality of western Adjara region, after heavy rain and a landslide hit the area. One house and a car have been swept away, reportedly with five individuals in it.50 more rescuers are joining the operations soon, the Georgian Emergency Management Service has reported.
Matchavariani Street and the nearby slopes in Tbilisi have been put on a landslide alert after a fissure appeared on slopes earlier this month. Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi Irakli Bendeliani says that the situation is being monitored and German geoengineers will also help to solve the problem next week.