Third body recovered from Dariali Gorge

A third body has been recovered from Dariali Gorge following last month’s devastating landslide.

Rescuers found and recovered the body yesterday morning.

Officials said the body had been transported to Tbilisi where experts are currently examining the corpse to determine the person’s identity.

Meanwhile three people are still missing since the May 17 incident. The bodies of two men, believed to be Russian citizens, were recovered from the area on May 23 and 24.

The landslide hit Dariali Gorge in the early hours of May 17. The gorge is located near the Georgia-Russia border in northern Georgia.

At the time more than 160 people were rescued from the site and many more were evacuated.

It is believed one million cubic meters of land mass flew into Tergi River during the landslide, which blocked roads and the valley floor.