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Body of 16-year-old boy found in Khelvachauri landslide

The landslide in the village of Jocho has also claimed the lives of his parents. Photo: Eka Lortkipanidze/RFERL

Agenda.ge, 03 Oct 2020 - 18:29, Tbilisi,Georgia

The body of 16-year-old boy who was missing in the Khelvachauri landslide since yesterday has been found.

The boy is the fifth individual who was found dead in the village of Jocho after the landslide caused by heavy rains in the region.

The landslide has also claimed the lives of the boy's parents.

The rescue operation continues to find a missing driver whose car was found in river.

UPDATED: Rescuers find one more dead body in Khelvachauri landslide, 16-year-old boy still missing

02 Oct 2020

Rescuers have found one more dead body in the aftermath of a landslide in the village of Jocho, Khelvachauri municipality of western Adjara region.

UPDATED: Rescuers find 2 dead in landslide in Khelvachauri, 3 people still missing

02 Oct 2020

Rescuers have found the bodies of two individuals and a car which went missing yesterday in the village of Jocho, Khelvachauri municipality of western Adjara region.

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

02 Oct 2020

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

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