Gov’t: Latest landslide ‘more severe’ than previous one
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One person has died and another is missing following this week’s landslide in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border.
The body of a Turkish citizen, who was employed at the Dariali Hydro Power Plant (HPP), was swept down the Tergi River and washed ashore on the Russian side, near Larsi village.
The second person missing is a Georgian citizen, who was also employed at the HPP.
The landslide stuck late on Wednesday evening.
Emergency staff met at Dariali valley yesterday and evaluated the scale of the damage caused by the August 20 disaster.
Following their initial inspection of the site, the experts believed the damage caused by this week’s landslide was "significantly higher” than the previous landslide that hit the same area in May. Five people died in the previous landslide, which struck Dariali Gorge on May 17.
It is already known about 300-400 cubic metres of rock collapsed into the valley during Wednesday night’s landslide.
The group was created according to a decree of the Prime Minister and the meeting was attended by the Ministers of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Internal Affairs, Environment and Natural Resources Protection and Finance. The Prime Minister’s adviser in issues of national security Mindia Janalidze also attended the meeting.
The Emergency staff group discussed a plan to remedy the results of the disaster and clean the territory.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Environment monitoring results have shown there is still a risk of another landslide on the Devdorak glacier.
The Ministry released a special statement noting a decision had been made to establish 24-hour monitoring in the valley, which will give officials the capability to gain earlier warning about future disasters.
In addition, a Commission to determine and eliminate the damage caused to the Kazbegi customs checkpoint was created by the decree of the Finance Minister. The Commission will be led by head of the Revenue Service Irakli Gvaramidze and will consist of heads and employees of different departments within the Ministry.
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.
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.
Heavy rain was believed to be the cause of the landslide, which struck yesterday in Devdoraki Gorge, near Kazbegi and the Russian border.
Early this morning a section of mountainside collapsed and caused a landslide near Gveleti village, in the Kazbegi region.
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.
Earthquake experts are monitoring seismic activity on Mount Kazbek following the devastating landslide in Dariali Gorge, northern Georgia, on May 17.
The landslide disaster in Dariali Gorge was caused by extreme movements of an icy glacier located high on a mountain peak, experts say.
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.
Georgia is gearing up to have more energy security and produce more energy for the country with the opening of a new Hydro Power Plant (HPP) in Dariali valley in the northern Kazbegi municipality.
International experts are working in northern Georgia’s mountainous area to design a landslide warning system that will give notice to the population of an impending natural disaster.
Top geology experts from Switzerland are in Georgia and providing vital guidance on environmental safety in an area that’s prone to landslides and other natural disasters.
A landslide has fallen in Devdoraki Gorge in northern Georgia, blocking roads and a checkpoint at the Georgia-Russia border.
Georgia’s First Vice President, Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili believes it take about two weeks to rebuild a section of road that was swept away by a mud flow in northern Georgia yesterday.
A weather station has been installed by the Ministry of Environment protection in Georgia’s mountainous regions of Kazbegi, 2940 meters above sea level.