Georgian PM to visit disaster zone in western Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday left for the area in western Georgia’s Shovi resort hit by a landslide on Thursday, the Government Administration said.

About 400 firefighters and rescuers of the Emergency Management Service, police units and representatives of "all relevant agencies" are being involved in the rescue efforts, the body added. 

Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, on Friday said the rescuers were currently searching for about 35 missing people, after 210 were evacuated. 

The Georgian Ministry of Interior has so far confirmed six deaths in the disaster.