Gov't to allocate nearly 45 mln GEL for flood-hit Racha region
Meanwhile, traffic, power supply and communications have almost been restored in Racha. Photo: Roads Department of Georgia.
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The government of Georgia will allocate around 45 million GEL (about $14.59 mln/€12.33 mln) to deal with the aftermath of flooding in the region of Racha where 12 local villages experienced significant damage after heavy rains last month.
Gakharia said that given the scale of the disaster, it will take some time to complete ongoing reconstruction work in Racha that could last 'until about the spring of 2021'.
Meanwhile, traffic, power supply and communications have almost been restored in Racha.
Traffic, power supply and communications have almost been restored in the Georgian region of Racha about 10 days after the flood which damaged 12 local villages, announces Georgian Infrastructure Minister Maia Tskitishvili.
Access to seven villages affected by heavy rain and flooding in western Georgia's Racha province has been restored, with the five other villages still without road connection to the rest of the country.
Four disaster-affected villages in the Racha region (Ghebi, Little Ghebi, Shovi, Glola) will be cut off from the rest of the country for about a month as heavy rain damaged the central highway in the region and washed away ten bridges on July 28.
Heavy rain has hit 12 villages in Georgia’s western Oni municipality (Racha region). Ten bridges have been washed away by the Rioni River. Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s advisor for regional development issues Sozar Subari, Director of the United Water Supply Company Giga Mandaria, and Head of Emergency Management Service Temur Mgebrshvili will study the disaster on the ground.
The villages of Choluris Temi and Lashkhetis Temi in Lentekhi municipality have been cut off following flooding western Georgian region of Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti as a result of heavy rains early this morning.
A total of 3,170 disaster-affected Georgian citizens will benefit from European Union humanitarian aid, which includes food parcels, hygiene kits and cash support.