EU, UNHCR and foreign governments offer assistance to Georgia
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The international community is offering assistance and standing in solidarity with Georgia and its people following the deadly flood that hit Tbilisi on Saturday night.
The European Union (EU) has expressed its full solidarity to Georgia as it works to clean up from the devastating flood.
The EU released a statement yesterday that said the EU was ready to deploy assistance to help the stricken country.
Our thoughts are with the victims and those who are affected by the deadly floods in Tbilisi caused by the heavy rainfalls that hit the country over the past two days. The Emergency Response Coordination Centre is closely monitoring the developments,” said the EU in its statement.
We are in contact with Georgian authorities and are ready to deploy assistance to help the country in the aftermath of this disaster that claimed lives, caused severe damage to the infrastructure in the capital and disrupted the basic services in the city,” the statement released.
Additionally, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed sympathy for the families of the 12 victims and announced it will provide relief to families affected by the flash flood.
Our team is keeping in contact with the Georgian Government in order to determine ways to help. First aid relief items provided by the UNHCR have been loaded into the helicopter to deliver to Tskneti and Betania. Our trucks are loaded and ready to distribute additional aid, if necessary, said the UNHCR in a statement.
Meanwhile, Georgia's Foreign Ministry announced several events had been planned for different countries to raise money for Tbilisi residents who had suffered from Saturday night's natural disaster.
A charity concert will be held in Siauliai, Lithuania, where all funds raised will be donated to affected families in Tbilisi.
In addition, Polish businessman Mariusz Artur Napora shared a photo of the Tbilisi natural disaster on his Facebook page and called on his friends to help people in Tbilisi and arrange a charity auction.
It is a big damage for Georgia, which is not one of the richest countries of the world. Let's help those who need our help," wrote Napora on his Facebook page.
The governments of Latvia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ukraine, Lithuania, the United States, Spain,Ukraine, Russia and others have expressed readiness to provide assistance to Georgia as it recovers from the devastating flash flood.
Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili is thanking foreign leaders for their solidarity with Georgia as the country recovers from a devastating flash flood.
Fourteen people who were reported missing after Sunday morning’s deadly Tbilisi flood have shown up safe and well and are now recovering from their ordeal with their loved ones.
Georgia is mourning the loss of a dozen people who died in a major flash flood in capital city Tbilisi on Saturday night.
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.
Georgia’s Ministry of Environment Protection created a video which reconstructs the events of the terrible disaster of Saturday night.
The United States (US) is joining the international community and offering assistance to help Georgia and its people recover from the deadly flood that hit Tbilisi on Saturday night.
The people of Georgia have donated more than two million GEL in less than 48 hours for the victims of Saturday night’s disaster.
Updated: 7.43pm: The bodies of two more victims of the Tbilisi flood have been found this evening, bringing the death toll to 19.
A Georgian insurance firm is promising to fully compensate every one of its clients who were victims of the devastating Tbilisi flood, which damaged properties, personal belongings and affected the health of many.
Tbilisi International Festival of Theatre is standing in solidarity with the people affected by the deadly flood that struck Tbilisi on Saturday night.
The Government of Georgia has opened several special accounts at the State Treasury so people in Georgia and abroad can donate to the Tbilisi flood relief fund in local and foreign currencies.
All rescue and cleaning works have been suspended in Tbilisi’s most affected district, as the weather is forecast to worsen this evening.
No wild animals are on the loose in the Georgian capital. All beasts that escaped from Tbilisi Zoo during the weekend’s flooding have been accounted for.
Latest estimates have put Tbilisi flood damages at 100 million GEL, says Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
Georgians working in the cultural sphere are planning ways to raise money for the people affected by the weekend’s devastating flood in Tbilisi.
Tbilisi flood victims who have liabilities with the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) are being offered some respite and leeway on loan repayment obligations.
The international community is continuing to offer its support and sorrow to Georgia over the tragedy that occurred in Tbilisi on June 13.
One man has been killed after he was attacked by a white tiger in central Tbilisi this afternoon. The special operation by police took three hours and resulted in the tiger being killed.
A criminal case has been filed for negligence following today’s deadly tiger attack in central Tbilisi.
The United States (US) is sending teams of experts to assist local services recover from the flash flood that caused major damage in Tbilisi last weekend.
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.
Georgia’s capital city has been granted an additional 44 million GEL from the state budget to cover increasing costs related to the Tbilisi flood and the upcoming European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF).
Three people remain missing following the June 13 deadly flash flood that tore through Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi.
Georgian artists around the world are coming together to raise money for the victims of the devastating June 13 flood, which claimed the lives of 19 people and completely destroyed Tbilisi Zoo.
Experts clearing flood debris have uncovered two cars from within the 900 metre tunnel at the mouth of the Mtkvari and Vere rivers in central Tbilisi.
Members of the Turkish community are actively helping Georgia recover from the deadly flood that hit capital Tbilisi on June 13.
The Georgian Red Cross Society (GRCS) is starting an international fundraising campaign for Tbilisi flood victims through the web platform Ammado.
A bank in Georgia owned by Georgia’s former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili has donated more than 2 million GEL to a fund that will support victims of the Tbilisi flash flood.
The Georgian Co-Investment Fund (GCF) is donating 500,000 GEL to help the victims of the June 13 Tbilisi flood.
People in Georgia and around the globe are continuing to help Georgia recover from the deadly flood that hit capital Tbilisi on June 13.
Estonia is showing its firm support for Georgia and helping capital city Tbilisi rebuild after the fatal flash flood by donating €10,000 (25,000 GEL) to restore a hugely damaged park.
A total of 24,550,076 million GEL has been donated to a special account opened by the Government of Georgia so people in Georgia and around the globe can donate to the Tbilisi flood relief fund.
A British crisis risk and security consultant says Georgia is making "impressive” gains to recover from last month’s deadly flood after viewing flood-ravaged areas in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi.
One month after hundreds of people lost their homes in the deadly Tbilisi flood, victims are beginning to receive compensation for their loss.
A picture featuring a runaway hippo, loose on the streets of Tbilisi following the June 13 flood has been named among the Top 100 Photos of 2015 by New York-based weekly magazine TIME.
Those who suffered from car damage as a result of devastating Tbilisi Flood on June 13 will be fully compensated by the Georgian Government.