Georgian Gov’t declares Monday mourning day after landslide in west
In his announcement, Garibashvili also confirmed “active work will continue over the weekend” for rescue operations in the aftermath of the disaster, and sent his condolences to the families of the victims. Photo: Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government had decided to declare Monday as a day of mourning following a landslide that hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort, killing at least seven people on Thursday.
In his announcement, Garibashvili also confirmed “active work will continue over the weekend” for rescue operations in the aftermath of the disaster, and sent his condolences to the families of the victims.
I would like to express my deep sorrow [and] [...] my condolences to the families of our citizens who unfortunately died as a result of this great tragedy [...] This is a very heavy tragedy, and the entire nation is united around it”, he noted.
Garibashvili also said natural disasters similar to Thursday’s landslide “happen in every country”, adding “any talk that it could have been avoided is very frivolous” and calling on the public to “unite, express solidarity and pray for these families”.
Rescue crews have been working in the disaster zone, evacuating 210 people and searching for around 35 individuals presumed missing in the aftermath of the landslide.
Teams of Georgia’s Red Cross Society on Friday arrived in the Oni municipality of western Georgia to ensure support for rescuers and communities affected by the landslide that hit the Shovi resort on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday met staff of rescue services working in the western municipality of Oni to find remaining survivors after a landslide killed six in the Shovi resort on Thursday.
Ilia II, the Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia’s Orthodox Church on Friday sent his messages of condolence for those killed in a landslide that hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort on Thursday, and shared sympathies for those still missing following the disaster.
The Georgian Interior Ministry on Friday said 400 rescuers and two helicopters were involved in the search and rescue operation for about 35 missing individuals after a landslide hit the Oni municipality in the Racha region in the country’s west on Thursday.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Friday called on the public to “unite and overcome the tragedy together”, following a landslide that hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort on Thursday and killed at least 11 people.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said units from the Georgian Defence Forces would join the ongoing search and rescue operations in the western municipality of Oni to find remaining survivors after a landslide killed at least 11 in the Shovi resort on Thursday.
Diplomats accredited in Georgia on Friday sent their condolences to families of the victims killed in a landslide that hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort on Thursday.
Georgian Defence Forces on Friday said its units had departed to join the ongoing search and rescue operations in the western municipality of Oni to find remaining survivors after a landslide killed at least 11 in the Shovi resort on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday signed a decree declaring Monday as a day of mourning to honour the victims of a landslide that hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort, killing at least 11 people on Thursday.