Pasanauri-Gudauri road section partly opens
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The Pasauri-Gudauri motorway has been partly reopened to cars after the road was earlier blocked by heavy snow.
Main specialist of Georgia’s Road Department Zaza Agulashvili said the section might be completely opened by the end of the day.
"We have transported all individuals who were stuck on the road because of the extremely bad weather. Cleaning activities on the road is expected to be finalized by the end of the day,” Agulashvili said.
Meanwhile the situation remains complicated in Ninotsminda region at the Georgia-Armenia border, where people were stuck in cars on the road due to a storm and heavy snow.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs said about 100 cars had been recovered after being blanketed in snow and transferred to a safe place. Everyone who were stuck in snow - more than 200 men - had also been safely evacuated from their cars and given safe shelter.
Alongside local rescue teams, more force has been sent to the region from Tbilisi to give aid. Work is ongoing at the site and is complicated due to stormy weather there.
Heavy snow in some regions of Georgia has seen all state services been put on emergency alert recently.
Bad weather and a heavy snow causes the troubles at the Georgia’s main roads and all governmental services are on high alert.
Georgia’s leading ski resort Gudauri is covered with a massive layer of snow as heavy snowfall continues for already one day.
A heavy snowfall terminates the work of the Georgian customs services at the Georgia-Russian and Georgia-Armenian borders.
The cold weather is set to hit the entire country in the coming days. The weather forecast said temperatures would significantly drop in western and eastern Georgia for the next three days until January 11.
Traffic can now travel along most of the main highways throughout Georgia after many roads were cleared of snow after the country was hit with heavy snow earlier this week. Some road restrictions are still in place.
More than 200 people including tourists from Russia and Armenia have been helicoptered to safety after spending several days trapped in the snowy mountain town of Kazbegi.