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120 rescuers searching for individuals missing in landslide in Khelvachauri, Adjara

At least five individuals are missing in Khelvachauri municipality of western Georgia as heavy rain and a landslide hit the area late yesterday. Photo: EMS of Georgia.

Agenda.ge, 02 Oct 2020 - 11:23, Tbilisi,Georgia

120 rescuers are trying to find at least five individuals who went missing yesterday in the village of Jocho, Khelvachauri municipality of western Adjara region, after heavy rain and a landslide hit the area.

One house and a car have been swept away, reportedly with five individuals in it.

Video by Emergency Management Service of Georgia.

50 more rescuers are joining the operations soon, the Georgian Emergency Management Service has reported.

The 112 service received 440 calls due to the heavy rain in the Adrara region yesterday, flooding yards and first floors of houses.

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