Flags at half-mast across Georgia to mourn victims of landslide in Shovi resort
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government had decided to declare Monday a day of mourning following the disaster. Photo: Government Administration
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Flags on state institutions across Georgia were on Monday lowered to half-mast in mourning of the victims of the landslide that had hit western Georgia’s Shovi resort on Thursday, killing at least 18.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government had decided to declare Monday a day of mourning following the disaster.
In addition to the Government Administration, national flags are flying at half-mast on the buildings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as diplomatic representations and consular institutions of Georgia abroad.
Today, ????????|n people come together as a nation to mourn & remember those we have lost in a disastrous landslide in #Shovi. Let us share in each other's grief& offer support. May the love and the memories of those who passed, help us find strength to go through these difficult days. pic.twitter.com/0UNI42eHeW
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) August 6, 2023
The Georgian foreign office expressed its “deep” sorrow over the tragedy and offered its condolences to the family members of the deceased.