One dead, six injured after roof collapse in steel workshop on Rikoti Pass
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One individual has died and six have been injured after a roof collapsed in a steel workshop in the village of Vertkvichala on Rikoti Pass in Georgia.
The collapse was supposedly caused by heavy snowfall.
Roads department of the Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development reported that the injured individuals have been transferred to medical centres in towns of Khashuri, Terjola and Zestaponi of western Georgia.
The department noted that snow removal works are being done on Rikoti Pass.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched an investigation regarding the case.
The Gudauri-Kobi road section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi route, connecting Georgia to Russia, is closed to all vehicles due to the threat of avalanche.
Movement has been banned on the Gudauri-Kobi section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Larsi road (eastern Georgia), due to strong wind and limited visibility reported the Roads Department of Georgia earlier today.
Major roads in some regions of Georgia are closed or restricted to certain types of vehicles due to intense snow, ice and risk of avalanche.
The passengers of a bus coming from Kazbegi Municipality and about 10 cars that encountered problems because of snow near Gudauri have already left the scene and departed for Tbilisi.
Several roads have been closed or limited to certain types of vehicles throughout Georgia due to heavy snowfall and risks of avalanche, the Roads Department of the Georgian Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development reported earlier this evening.