Georgia receives condolences after deadly blast in Tbilisi
Georgian flags are flying at half staff at the Georgian embassies abroad.Photo: Embassy of Georgia to Austria.
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Georgia has received condolences from foreign officials and states in the wake of a deadly blast in Tbilisi yesterday which claimed four lives and left eight others injured.
The Lithuanian Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences to the loved ones of the victims following the deadly gas explosion.
We express our condolences to the loved ones of the victims following the deadly gas explosion in #Tbilisi. We wish full and speedy recovery to all who are injured. ???????????????? @MFAgovge https://t.co/77oKNRSQ84
— Lithuania MFA (@LithuaniaMFA) January 17, 2019
Ambassador of Lithuania to Georgia Giedrius Puodziunas called the explosion “terrible”.
Our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of the victims of the terrible accident in #DidiDighomi #Tbilisi. @MFAgovge @LithuaniaMFA https://t.co/jnV40z4eOC
— Giedrius Puodziunas (@Puodziunas_G) January 16, 2019
The UK Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith writes that “he is deeply saddened” by last night’s tragic accident in an apartment block in Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi.
Deeply saddened by last night’s tragic accident in an apartment block in Didi Dighomi, #Tbilisi. Heartfelt condolences to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives. Wishing a speedy recovery to those injured.
— Justin McKenzieSmith (@JustinMcKenzieS) January 17, 2019
The Embassy of Italy in Georgia also tweeted about the explosion.
Our deepest condolences to ???????? and to the families affected by the terrible explosion in #Tbilisi @Zourabichvili_S @GovernmentGeo @MFAgovge @TbilisiCity @BakhtadzeMamuka @DZalkaliani @kakhakala
— Italy in Georgia (@ItalyinGeorgia) January 17, 2019
Today is a day of mourning in Georgia.
????????n #flag over @Vienna_Emb building is flying half-staff today in honor of victims of the blast in residential building in #Tbilisi that left 4 people dead and 8 injured. Embassy expresses heartfelt condolences to families of victims and wishes speady recovery to those injured. pic.twitter.com/H2lYvccjMH
— Embassy of Georgia in Austria/Mission to the OSCE (@Vienna_Emb) January 17, 2019
Armenian PM Nikol Pashiniyan has sent a letter to the Georgian PM, where he expressed his sorrow regarding the tragic incident, the Armenian Embassy to Georgia reports.
US Embassy to Georgia also expressed the condolences via its official Twitter account:
Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia also made comments on Tbilisi blast to Georgian media:
Georgian flags are flying at half staff at the Georgian embassies in Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, South Africa, Qatar, Kuwait, Netherlands, Korea, India, Indonesia, Australia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Moldova, Ireland, Latvia, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Slovenia, Ukraine, Austria, China and in New York.
On January 17th @GovernmentGeo declared mourning day due to gas explosion accident which occurred yesterday in #Tbilisi, claimed the lives of our citizens, icluding children and injured dozens. Our deepest condolences to the members of the families. @MOFAkr_eng @MFAgovge pic.twitter.com/RmGNuv95Fz
— Otar Berdzenishvili (@OtariB) January 17, 2019
The Georgian Ambassador to Korea wrote that he is “deeply saddened by the tragedy”.
Condolences have also been received from Estonia.
Our deepest condolences to the loved ones of the victims in the deadly gas explosion in Tbilisi, #Georgia. We wish a speedy recovery to those injured in this tragic event.
— Estonian MFA (@MFAestonia) January 17, 2019
Flags on all government buildings across Georgia and diplomatic missions abroad are flying at half staff today as 17 January has been declared a day of mourning in recognition of those who died in a powerful explosion in a residential building last night in Tbilisi’s Didi Digomi district.
Hundreds of people have posted on Facebook after the deadly explosion in the Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi yesterday that they are ready to accommodate families, transport them, entertain frightened children and provide any necessary help.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has started an investigation into a gas explosion case which killed four people including a four-year-old child on 16 January in Tbilisi.
Four people have been killed and at least four injured in a powerful explosion in the Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi about two hours ago.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze has stated that it is not the responsibility of Tbilisi City Hall to check the safety of natural gas networks, responding to speculations that the 16 January deadly explosion in the Didi Digomi district of Tbilisi was the fault of the local authorities.
Two employees of the KazTransGas company have been detained for negligence and their responsibility for the deadly blast in Tbilisi on 16 January, killing four and leaving eight others injured. The Georgian Interior Ministry says that V.M., 61, and T.T., 27, employees KazTransGas Tbilisi, were called by residents of the building where the explosion took place on 16 January.
A Tbilisi court has given two individuals charged with negligence for their responsibility in failing to detect a gas leak in a residential home in Tbilisi to pre-trial detention.
An explosion in a residential building in Georgia’s western city of Kutaisi has left seven injured – one is a minor who was transported to Tbilisi.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has expressed its “tremendous sympathy and sadness” at the tragic earthquake in Turkey. No Georgians have been reported among the dead or injured, the ministry reported.