One person dies, four injured as strong winds cause damage in western Georgia
Strong winds also tore up trees in several areas in Batumi, damaging cars and infrastructure, while fallen power poles caused traffic restrictions on the central highway connecting the city with the village of Makhinjauri. Photo via IPN
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One person died and four, including a minor, were injured on Tuesday evening as strong winds uprooted trees, downed power lines and caused property damage in western Georgia.
An uprooted tree hit a vehicle in the Black Sea coastline Kobuleti municipality in the Adjara region, killing one, while three were injured in the regional capital of Batumi.
A residential house also collapsed due to strong winds in the small town of Chakvi in the former municipality, leading to hospitalisation of an injured 68-year-old woman.
Photo via imedinews.ge/Darejan Chkhikvadze
Strong winds also tore up trees in several areas in Batumi, damaging cars and infrastructure, while fallen power poles caused traffic restrictions on the central highway connecting the city with the village of Makhinjauri.
Power line poles were also damaged and rooftops of residential houses torn off in the Ozurgeti and Senaki municipalities in Guria and Samegrelo regions in the west.
Photo via meyor of Ozurgeti Avtandil Talakvadze/Facebook
Ozurgeti City Hall said its services were operating in “emergency mode” to deal with the disruptions. Mayor Avtandil Talakvadze visited the affected areas and gave “relevant tasks” to municipal services.
Photo via meyor of Ozurgeti Avtandil Talakvadze/Facebook
The countrywide Emergency Management Agency said it had received dozens of emergency calls on issues caused by the adverse weather conditions, with the body saying its rescue and fire teams were “reacting based on the reports”.
A highway bridge under construction has damaged by a swollen river in the western Imereti region of Georgia, with no injuries reported in the accident, the Roads Department said on Wednesday.
Heavy overnight snow and minor avalanches between Monday and Tuesday have led to traffic restrictions on sections of roads in Georgia’s northwest, where villages have also been left without power, the Mayor of Svaneti province’s Mestia municipality said on Tuesday.
The Roads Department of Georgia has imposed traffic restrictions on several sections across the country following heavy snowfall on Monday.
The Roads Department of Georgia on Tuesday said a slope of the Rikoti Pass dividing Georgia into its eastern and western parts had collapsed on Monday due to a landslide prior to reinforcement works planned on the section.
Rikoti Pass, a crossing between eastern and western parts of Georgia, will be closed between Thursday and Friday to all types of vehicles due to a risk of landslide, the Roads Department of Georgia said on Thursday.
Heavy rainfall, hail and strong wind between Monday and Wednesday affected municipalities in the central and eastern Georgian regions, causing damage to buildings and floods in residential homes.
Heavy rainfall and strong winds affected municipalities in western Georgian regions between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings and floods in residential homes.
The Roads Department of Georgia on Monday imposed traffic restrictions on several sections in the west and north of the country due to heavy snowfall.