Earthquake experts monitor Mount Kazbek after landslide
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Earthquake experts are monitoring seismic activity on Mount Kazbek following the devastating landslide in Dariali Gorge, northern Georgia, on May 17.
A team of nine geologists, geophysicists and seismologists travelled to the disaster zone earlier today to install micro-seismic stations at the site and monitor earthquakes.
It is believed a mild earthquake struck at the disaster site a few hours before the deadly landslide on May 17. Some believe the 1.1 magnitude earthquake caused the landslide.
Photo by L. Shervashidze
Georgian alpinist, Levan Shervashidze, uploaded a before and after picture of Kazbek on his Facebook page earlier today, which clearly showed a huge mass of land had slid off the mountainside and into the gully below.
A Ukrainian man died after suffering severe injuries in the landslide. Rescue teams are continuing to search for seven others who remain missing. So far 170 people have been rescued since Saturday morning’s disaster.
A recent spell of heavy rain and bad weather at the Dariali Gorge hampered rescue efforts and emergency response staff were forced to reduce their searching activities.
It is believed one million cubic meters of land mass flew into Tergi River during the landslide.
Today at the site, heavy machinery is being used to carve into the riverbed to create a new path to the dammed water after the landslide blocked roads and the valley floor. Workers aim to widen the new riverbed to let the water flow freely.
To prevent further casualties and injuries, all movement at Dariali Gorge is forbidden in case another landslide hits the area.
Heavy machinery used in the aftermath of the devastating landslide in Dariali Gorge has caused environmental impacts on the Tergi riverbed.
The landslide disaster in Dariali Gorge was caused by extreme movements of an icy glacier located high on a mountain peak, experts say.
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.
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.
Emergency groups are attempting to build a temporary road in Dariali Gorge to enable vehicles to pass through the area, which was cut off when a devastating landslide blocked the valley on May 17.
The European Commission is offering assistance to Georgia as the country responds to the emergency situation in Dariali Gorge.
Rescue workers have recovered a man’s body following the devastating landslide in Georgia's Dariali Gorge.
Rescue workers have recovered a second body following the devastating landslide in Georgia's Dariali Gorge.
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.