Heavy rainfall, strong winds affect Georgia’s western municipalities
Abundant rainfall flooded entrance floors of residential houses and agricultural beds in Khobi municipality, with roads washed over and bridges damaged. Some administrative units were left without power and gas supply, with special services working in the affected areas. Photo: City Hall of Khobi Municipality/Facebook
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Heavy rainfall and strong winds affected municipalities in western Georgian regions between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings and floods in residential homes.
Heavy overnight rains affected western Georgia's Samegrelo region, flooding entrance floors of residential houses and agricultural beds. A landslide that developed following the abundant rainfall caused damage to some of the roadways.
Overflowing rivers in Abasha municipality in the region flooded surrounding areas, yards of residential houses and a central part of the city, while several villages were left without power.
Several households had to be evacuated and relocated to temporary accommodation from the village of Sabokuchavo in the same municipality.
Abundant rainfall flooded entrance floors of residential houses and agricultural beds in Khobi municipality, with roads washed over and bridges damaged. Some administrative units were left without power and gas supply, with special services working in the affected areas.
Photo: City Hall of Khobi Municipality/Facebook
A swollen river in the same municipality breached a dam in several places and swept away a vehicle at a railway crossing, with the driver taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The City Hall of Khobi municipality said its officials and representatives of “relevant services” were present in affected areas and working in emergency mode, noting the damage would be assessed on-site by a commission.
Heavy rain and strong wind also affected the Black Sea port city of Poti, with the coastline flooded and strong wind uprooting trees.
Photo: Poti City Hall/Facebook
Overflowing of River Tekhuri left more than 32,000 customers without water supply as it damaged 700 mm and 300 mm central pipes supplying the seaside city, as well as the city of Senaki in the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region.
The United Water Supply Company said difficult terrain and abundance of water made repairing the damage currently impossible with the company's technical services unable to reach the location, but noted the service was “actively working” to restore the supply “as soon as possible”.
Poti City Hall said relief efforts were underway and clearing works of the coastline were being carried out, noting gas and electricity were being “fully supplied” to the city while its services continued to work in emergency mode.
Monday’s heavy rain also affected the seaside city of Batumi, where rivers overflowed and caused build-up in canals. Landslides developed in several locations while strong winds uprooted trees, took down power lines and caused stops in municipal transport operation.
Photo: Batumi City Hall
Batumi City Hall said its services were in emergency mode and noted relief works were underway throughout the city.
Traffic through the Rikoti Pass crossing between the eastern and western parts of Georgia has been restored following restrictions placed in sections of the area after it was hit by a landslide caused by rain between Wednesday and Thursday, the Roads Department said.
Disaster relief works are underway in the eastern Georgian municipality of Gurjaani, located in the Kakheti region, where houses, roads and dozens of cars were hit by floods and damaged following heavy rains and hail 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.
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.
The Interior Ministry said about 40 individuals have been evacuated from the disaster zone in Georgia’s western Shovi resort, after a landslide hit the area earlier during the day.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Thursday said about 70 individuals had been transferred to a safe venue from the disaster area as a result of the ongoing rescue operations in the country’s western Oni municipality, after a landslide hit the area earlier during the day.
The ongoing rescue measures in the disaster area in the country’s western Oni municipality, after a landslide hit the area earlier during the day, were discussed at the emergency meeting in the Oni municipality City Hall, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Merab Gamkrelidze, the Deputy Head of Regional Development Department of the Government Administration, late on Thursday said the rescuers, working in the disaster area in Georgia’s western Shovi resort, after a landslide hit the area earlier during the day, were currently searching for about 50 missing people, including children.
Georgia’s National Environment Agency on Monday said a heatwave was expected to raise temperatures across the country this week, with areas in the west of the country set to see 41 degrees.
Tbilisi City Hall said heavy rainfall and strong wind late on Tuesday affected Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, causing damage to electricity cables and flooding streets and underpasses.
A part of a slope near the road connecting the Marshal Gelovani Avenue and Mukhran Matchavariani Street in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi collapsed on Wednesday following heavy overnight rainfall and strong winds.
Strong winds and heavy rainfall affected municipalities in western Georgian regions between Monday and Tuesday, causing damage to buildings, and causing floods and landslides in some areas.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Tuesday sent his condolences after two people died in the Black Sea region of Adjara after a landslide and an avalanche hit the western locality since Monday.
Officials in the western municipality of Baghdati in the Imereti region on Wednesday met locals and promised support following damage caused to the locality on Tuesday by strong winds, heavy rainfall and landslides.
The rescuers recovered the bodies of two more individuals in the western municipality of Baghdati in the Imereti region after a landslide that hit the village of Nergeeti on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry confirmed to the local media.