Heavy rain hits Batumi

It has been raining heavily in Batumi for two consecutive days now. Photo: Batumi City Hall's Facebook page

Agenda.ge, 23 Aug 2020 - 17:59, Tbilisi,Georgia

Heavy rain has hit Batumi, the capital of the Georgian Black Sea region of Adjara, causing flooding in the streets and the central highway. 

Photo: Batumi City Hall's Facebook page

Head of the local water company Giorgi Siradze said all of the services of the Batumi City Hall are working in emergency mode. 

We are fighting a natural disaster. Such a heavy rain has not come in the town for the last two years”, SIradze said.

As of now, traffic has been partially restored at the highway connecting Batumi and Makhinjauri.