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How does Tbilisi look after the disaster? (VIDEO)

This is how one of the streets in central Tbilisi now looks like. Photo by N.Alavidze/Agenda.ge

Agenda.ge, 15 Jun 2015 - 13:24, Tbilisi,Georgia

Take a look at this incredible aerial video shot by drone above the Vere river valley in central Tbilisi. The footage shows the scale of the damage caused by the Saturday night flood.

June 15 declared as a day of mourning in Georgia

15 Jun 2015

In recognition of the dozen people who died during and after the natural disaster in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, June 15 is declared as a day of mourning.

Tbilisi flooding: Government mobilises resources to help victims

14 Jun 2015

The Georgian Government will allocate 10 million GEL to Tbilisi City Hall to combat the damage caused by major flooding in the country’s capital overnight.

Wild animals escape Tbilisi Zoo, locals urged to stay indoors

14 Jun 2015

Several wild animals remain on the loose and people in Tbilisi are being urged to remain indoors after a major flood in Tbilisi overnight.

PM thanks foreign leaders for support

14 Jun 2015

Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is thanking foreign leaders for their solidarity with Georgia as the country recovers from a devastating flash flood.

Tbilisi flooding: Armed Forces join rescue and cleaning operations

14 Jun 2015

The President of Georgia and Commander-in-Chief of the country Giorgi Margvelashvili has ordered military forces to get involved in rescue operations following a deadly flood in Tbilisi last night.

Georgia mourns victims of Tbilisi flood

15 Jun 2015

Georgia is mourning the loss of a dozen people who died in a major flash flood in capital city Tbilisi on Saturday night.

Hundreds of volunteers help Tbilisi flood victims, clean city

15 Jun 2015

Solidarity is the best word to describe the situation in Tbilisi today as hundreds volunteered to help the affected families and clean the city’s streets after Saturday night’s deadly flood.

Road closures: Rescuers ask citizens to stay off Tbilisi roads

15 Jun 2015

Rescuers are urging people in Tbilisi to refrain from driving in the capital city today as it hampered recovery works and road cleaning efforts.

Reconstruction VIDEO: How did small Vere river become a raging force?

15 Jun 2015

Georgia’s Ministry of Environment Protection created a video which reconstructs the events of the terrible disaster of Saturday night.

Landslide falls in Bagebi, blocks road near Tbilisi

15 Jun 2015

A landslide has blocked the road that connects Georgia’s capital Tbilisi to nearby summer resort areas Tskneti and Betania.

Drone photos show real scale of "colossal" landslide

18 Jun 2015

The Tskneti-Betania road is currently the most dangerous place in Georgia’s capital city. World-leading specialist in environmental hazards and risk management, Italian geologist Claudio Margottini said the situation was "rather difficult” and future landslides could be repeated if heavy rainfall began again.

Tbilisi flood recovery: Two bodies found in past 24 hours

18 Jun 2015

Authorities have discovered the bodies of two more flood victims. This news comes five days after the natural disaster, bringing the total death toll to 21.

Tbilisi flood recovery: Experts in action on June 22

22 Jun 2015

Special recovery teams will spend the day clearing debris, removing mud and pumping water from water-clogged animal cages at Tbilisi Zoo and nearby territory to help the city recover from the June 13 deadly flash flood.

Could landslide be repeated at Tskneti-Betania road?

28 Jun 2015

Experts are warning a landslide at the Tskneti-Betania road could be repeated if heavy rainfall begins again.

Missing body of June 13 Tbilisi flood victim found, identified

30 Sep 2015

A body found in Tbilisi last month has been identified as one of the three missing victims of June 13 Tbilisi flash flood.

Tbilisi Flood: Mayor’s Office compensates owners of damaged, destroyed cars

04 Feb 2016

People whose cars were damaged or fully destroyed in the June 13 flood will be offered compensation, announced Tbilisi Mayor’s Office today.