Heavy rain hits Kakheti region, flooding villages, roads, agricultural land plots
Kakheti Governor Irakli Kadagishvili said that losses will be assessed today. Photo: Giorgi Aladashvili/RFE/RL.
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Heavy rains have hit Lagodekhi, Kvareli and Akhmeta municipalities in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region. Agricultural land plots and roads were damaged as the water level in the rivers of Duruji, Orvila and Kabali increased.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that the heavy rain caused flooding in yards, greenhouses and ground floors in Vardisubani, a village in Lagodekhi municipality.
The heavy rain damaged Telavi-Akhmeta road. Photo: ick.ge.
Kakheti Governor Irakli Kadagishvili said that losses will be assessed today. He mentioned that the severe rain mainly damaged roads and drainage systems in Akhmeta, Lagodekhi and Kvareli municipalities.
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